Artis Lavender v. Joe S. Hopper, Warden

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

On May 13, 1974, petitioner, Artis Lavender, filed an application for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Petitioner alleged in his complaint (1) that he had been denied a speedy trial in violation of his rights under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution; (2) that his conviction was predicated upon perjured testimony in violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; (3) that the state indictment was…