CAFFEY v. SWENSON

No. 20338.

437 F.2d 70 (1971)

Jack Virgil CAFFEY, Appellant, v. Harold R. SWENSON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

January 25, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Reardon, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellant.

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

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, Mr. Justice CLARK, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri dismissing, without prejudice, appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus. The dismissal by the district court was premised on a finding that appellant sought habeas relief on two grounds — denial of a speedy trial and denial of effective assistance of counsel. The district court found that appellant had not sought relief in the state...

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