BLACKWELL v. WOLFF

No. 71-1133.

454 F.2d 48 (1972)

Seth E. BLACKWELL, Sr., Appellant, v. Charles L. WOLFF, Jr., Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

January 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Wright, Lincoln, Neb., for appellant.

C. C. Sheldon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, Neb., for appellee.

Before LAY, HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner was convicted of second degree murder in a Nebraska state court. His conviction was affirmed on appeal to the Supreme Court of Nebraska. State v. Blackwell, 184 Neb. 121, 165 N.W.2d 730 (1969). He then petitioned for habeas corpus in the federal district court. The petitioner now appeals from an order denying his petition and dismissing it with prejudice.

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