John M. Little v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Washington

Little appeals from the denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Convicted of aiding and abetting the possession of narcotics, Little argues that the heroin introduced at his trial was the fruit of an illegal search and seizure.

The availability of a full record of the state hearing on the motion to suppress and the lack of a substantial dispute as to the evidentiary facts render an evidentiary hearing unnecessary. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293, 314, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770 (1963); Rainsberger v. Fogliani, 380 F.2d 783,…