THOMPSON v. McMANUS

No. 74-1568.

512 F.2d 769 (1975)

T. Eugene THOMPSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bruce McMANUS, Warden, Minnesota State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 21, 1975.

Certiorari Denied June 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Thompson, Community Defender, Minneapolis, Minn., for petitioner-appellant.

Counsel for respondent-appellee was not present when the case was submitted to the Court.

Before JOHNSEN, Senior Circuit Judge, and STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied June 9, 1975. See 95 S.Ct. 2421.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant T. Eugene Thompson appeals from a denial of habeas corpus relief by the district court.1 Thompson, an inmate of the Minnesota State Prison since 1963, is serving a life sentence after conviction of the charge of causing the murder of his wife. He asserts he is held in custody in violation of his federal constitutional rights because...

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