Robert Francis Dean v. Carl Hocker, Warden

409 F.2d 319

Robert Francis DEAN, Appellant,

v.

Carl HOCKER, Warden, Appellee.

No. 22674.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

March 27, 1969.

Leslie M. Fry (argued), and Mack Fry, Reno, Nev., for appellant.

C. B. Tapscott (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for appellee.

Before BARNES and HAMLEY, Circuit Judge, and SMITH,* District judge.

RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Petitioner was convicted of robbery after trial by jury. His defense was the…