WILLIAMS v. HAYNES

No. 20720.

440 F.2d 796 (1971)

Bennie WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. E. E. HAYNES, Superintendent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

April 1, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bennie Williams pro. se.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., and Kenneth M. Romines, Asst. Atty. Gen., filed brief for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, VAN OOSTERHOUT and LAY, Circuit Judges.


MATTHES, Chief Judge.

Bennie Williams was found guilty in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, of armed robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon. The judgment of conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Missouri. State v. Williams, 448 S.W.2d 865 (Mo.1970). He sought habeas corpus relief in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. His claim for relief was grounded upon the...

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