CLARKE v. BURKE

No. 18089.

440 F.2d 853 (1971)

Charles Robert CLARKE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John C. BURKE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Coffey, Milwaukee, Wis., for petitioner-appellant.

William A. Platz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Madison, Wis., Robert W. Warren, Atty. Gen. of Wisconsin, Michael Ash, Asst. Dist. Atty. for the County of Milwaukee, Wis., for respondent-appellee.

Before KILEY, FAIRCHILD and KERNER, Circuit Judges.


KILEY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Clarke appeals from a district court judgment dismissing his habeas corpus petition after an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Clarke was convicted in a Wisconsin state court of robbery and rape. He was represented by court-appointed counsel. His conviction was affirmed. State v. Clarke, 36 Wis.2d 263, 153 N.W.2d 61 (1967). The habeas proceeding before us followed, and the district court...

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