A. L. Reese, Appellant, v. R. P. Balkcom, Jr., Warden, Georgia State Prison, Appellee, 358 F.2d 308 (5th Cir. 1966)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 358 F.2d 308 (5th Cir. 1966) April 5, 1966

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; Frank M. Scarlett, Judge.

A. L. Reese, pro se.

Albert Sidney Johnson and Peyton S. Hawes, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Eugene Cook and Arthur K. Bolton, Attys. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., Carter A. Setliff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BROWN, BURGER,1  and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The District Court's conclusion that the petition for habeas corpus challenging the Georgia conviction for voluntary manslaughter raised no factual issues for hearing was correct. So, too, was the denial of the writ.

Affirmed.

 1

Of the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting by designation

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