Hicks v. People

CECIL, Circuit Judge.

Under the above caption J. B. Hicks, who is confined in a state penitentiary at Jackson, Michigan, has filed a series of papers in this court. Among them are an “Application and Affidavit in Support of Forma Pauperis, and for the Appointment of Counsel,” “Petition for Writ of Mandamus Order to Show Cause for Certificate of Probable Cause,” “Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis,” “Notice of Appeal to the Court of Appeals” and “Petition for Certificate of Probable Cause.”

An appeal cannot be taken from a District Court in a habeas corpus proceeding unless there is…