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SALTYS v. ADAMS

No. 679, Docket 71-1973.

465 F.2d 1023 (1972)

George M. SALTYS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frederick E. ADAMS, Warden, Connecticut State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 18, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonnie P. Winawer, New York City, for petitioner-appellant.

Richard F. Banbury, Asst. State's Atty., Hartford, Conn. (John D. LaBelle, State's Atty., Hartford, Conn., on brief), for respondent-appellee.

Before FRIENDLY, Chief Judge, and SMITH and OAKES, Circuit Judges.

OAKES, Circuit Judge:

George Saltys appeals from Judge Clarie's denial of his habeas corpus petition, raising significant questions regarding the role of counsel at pretrial identification proceedings and the conduct of such proceedings. We hold that petitioner did not receive adequate representation at trial, and we grant the petition.

In May 1968 petitioner was convicted by a state jury on a charge of robbing a West Hartford, Connecticut, drugstore on February...

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