DAVIS v. HEYD

Civ. A. No. 71-1797.

350 F.Supp. 958 (1972)

Linroy DAVIS, Petitioner, v. Louis B. HEYD, Respondent.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

January 19, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Glass, New Orleans, La., for petitioner.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., James Garrison, Dist. Atty., Maurice Franks, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

The applicant seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the basis that state court determinations of the issues here raised have not resolved the federal constitutional questions presented by the application. This makes it necessary to consider whether the state court's findings were of a factual nature, and whether the 1966 Amendments to the Habeas Corpus Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254, apply.

The applicant was convicted of manslaughter...

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