FAULK v. MABRY

No. 79-1108.

600 F.2d 172 (1979)

Rufus Roland FAULK, Appellant, v. Jim MABRY, Commissioner of Corrections of the State of Arkansas and State of Arkansas, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Blatt, Fort Smith, Ark., on brief, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., and Neal B. Kirkpatrick, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., on brief, for appellees.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, HEANEY, Circuit Judge, and MacLAUGHLIN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Rufus Roland Faulk appeals from an order of the District Court, which dismissed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

On February 11, 1975, Faulk was charged with forgery, uttering and possession of stolen property, in violation of Arkansas law. The case was set for trial on April 15, 1975. Faulk moved for a continuance, which was granted. Trial was reset for June 16, 1975.

On June 2, 1975, Faulk surrendered to the State...

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