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PERKINS v. ADAMS

Civ. A. No. 13934.

322 F.Supp. 257 (1971)

Norman PERKINS, Petitioner, v. Frederick E. ADAMS, Warden, Connecticut State Prison, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

February 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Sherbacow, Satter, Fleischmann & Sherbacow, Hartford, Conn., for petitioner.

George D. Stoughton, Chief Asst. State's Atty., Hartford, Conn., for respondent.

RULING ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CLARIE, District Judge.

The Supreme Court observed in Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S.Ct. 814, 9 L.Ed.2d 811 (1963) that to deny an indigent the right to appointed counsel for his first appeal would draw an unconstitutional line between rich and poor defendants. This habeas corpus petition presents questions involving the implementation of the Douglas mandate...

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