United States of America Ex Rel. Frank Chambers v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Chambers, having exhausted his state remedies, unsuccessfully sought a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. 1 No evidentiary hearing was held below. This appeal followed.

In his petition, appellant alleged that his state convictions on charges of armed robbery and receiving stolen goods 2 were constitutionally defective for a number of reasons:(1) There was no probable cause for his arrest;(2) The search of the car in which he was a passenger at the time of his arrest was invalid on the ground that it was made without a warrant and was…