Harrison v. Skeen

WATKINS, District Judge.

Petitioner filed a petition in this court for writ of habeas corpus. He is now serving a life sentence in a state prison for murder, which sentence was imposed upon him by the Circuit Court of Wayne County, West Virginia, on December 31, 1947. He asked this court to proceed in forma pauperis and to appoint counsel for him, which requests were granted. After a hearing upon his petition, it was dismissed by order entered August 10, 1953, for the reason that there was no showing whatsoever that the petitioner had done anything to exhaust his state remedies, as set forth…