BRYANT v. ELLIOTT

No. 72-2458. Summary Calendar.

467 F.2d 1109 (1972)

James BRYANT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Marion J. ELLIOTT, Warden of Atmore State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 4, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bryant, pro se.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., Don Dickert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., for appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In this appeal from the denial of habeas corpus the preliminary question is whether the appeal was timely, since Rule 4(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure requires petitioner to file a notice of appeal with the Clerk of the District Court within thirty days of the entry of the District Court's order. Here the petitioner's notice of appeal was less than five days overdue.

Petitioner appealed in forma pauperis, apparently without the...

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