MATHA v. SWENSON

No. 71-1095.

449 F.2d 175 (1971)

Raymond Stanford MATHA, Appellant, v. Harold R. SWENSON, Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

October 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon Weinstein, St. Louis, Mo., on brief for appellant.

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

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge and BRIGHT and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

On this appeal, we review an order of the district court, Judge Harper, denying habeas corpus relief to Raymond Stanford Matha, a Missouri state prisoner, who was convicted in 1966 of burglary and stealing. These convictions were affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court in State v. Matha, 446 S.W.2d 829 (Mo.1969).

Matha's counsel raises two issues: 1) that the state court erred in admitting evidence tending to...

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