EDMAISTON v. NEIL

No. 21041.

452 F.2d 494 (1971)

Freeman C. EDMAISTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William S. NEIL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

December 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Fred Hoefle, Cincinnati, Ohio (Court appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

James M. Tharpe, Sp. Counsel, State of Tenn., Memphis, Tenn., for respondent-appellee; David M. Pack, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, State of Tenn., of counsel.

Before WEICK, CELEBREZZE and PECK, Circuit Judges.


CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the District Court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal Appellant's sole argument is that the District Court erred in ruling that he was not denied a speedy trial by the Tennessee courts. An evaluation of this claim requires a rather extended exposition of the facts surrounding Appellant's 1969 robbery conviction.

Late in March, 1960, Appellant was charged with the March 14, 1960 robbery of a liquor...

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