Charles Mclaurin, Appellant, v. William C. Burnley, Jr., Custodian of the Greenville City Jail, Appellee, 401 F.2d 773 (5th Cir. 1968)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 401 F.2d 773 (5th Cir. 1968) October 15, 1968

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi; Claude F. Clayton, Judge.

Melvyn Zarr, New York City, R. Jess Brown, Jackson, Miss., Jack Greenberg, New York City, Reuben V. Anderson, Jackson, Miss., Anthony G. Amsterdam, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

J. Robertshaw, Robertshaw, Merideth & Swank, Greenville, Miss., for appellee.

Before GOLDBERG and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges, and SPEARS, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The comprehensive memorandum opinion filed in this cause by the District Court and reported in 279 F. Supp. 220 (N.D. Miss. 1967) is hereby approved, and the judgment denying the petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed.

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