State Ex Rel. Crosby v. Wood

Petitioner, who is incarcerated at the State Prison pursuant to a 1973 conviction for aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault, and indecent liberties, appeals pro se from an order of the district court summarily denying his pro se petitions for habeas corpus relief. There are three petitions in all. In one, petitioner charges that he was severely and unjustifiably beaten by prison guards in violation of his Eighth Amendment right against being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment; in another, petitioner challenges the legality of his transfer from the state security hospital to the State…