William James Vassel Love v. Murry Daniel

454 F.2d 1171, 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 11000

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: March 1, 1972
• Docket: 71-1410
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, a state prisoner serving a life sentence for first degree murder, here claims that the District Court erred in denying his petition for habeas corpus. We need not — and we do not — go further, however, than the question of whether or not the Court erred by failing to hold an evidentiary hearing. We have determined that under the dictates of Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770 (1963), the allegations raised by the petition are such as to necessitate a hearing. The order denying Appellant’s petition for habeas corpus is therefore vacated and the case is remanded for a full hearing on the merits.

Vacated and remanded.