United States of America Ex Rel. John Louis Mertz v. State of New Jersey

OPINION OF THE COURT

FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this habeas corpus case petitioner attacks his state court conviction of armed robbery. His conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, and the Su preme Court of New Jersey denied a certification for appeal.

The district court denied the petition for habeas corpus on a review of the state record without holding an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner’s brief elaborately argues that he was denied due process on a number of grounds which are without merit and require no discussion. 1 We address ourselves to the…