EISENTRAGER v. HOCKER

No. 26254.

450 F.2d 490 (1971)

Thomas A. EISENTRAGER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Carl HOCKER, as Warden, Nevada State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Eisentrager, in pro per.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen. of Nev., Carson City, Nev., for respondent-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY, ELY and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges.


DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Eisentrager appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He was convicted of murder in the State of Nevada, and the facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Nevada affirming his conviction. Eisentrager v. State, 1963, 79 Nev. 38, 378 P.2d 526. We affirm.

This is Eisentrager's third petition to the District Court for a writ of habeas corpus. In the first...

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