United States Ex Rel. Henson v. Redman

OPINION

STAPLETON, District Judge.

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus by James Hugh Henson, a State • of Delaware prisoner convicted of rape, sodomy, and kidnapping, alleging that his constitutional rights to a speedy trial and to be confronted with the witnesses against him were violated during the proceedings that resulted in his conviction and his current incarceration. Petitioner argues that the State’s negligence in not indicting him for nine months after his arrest despite his attempts to obtain prompt disposal of the charges against him constituted a denial of his rights to a…