United States of America Ex Rel. Sidney J. Clark v. Raymond W. Anderson

OPINION OF THE COURT

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

Sidney Clark, a state prisoner, has taken this appeal from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, following exhaustion of state remedies, to vacate two state convictions. Clark was sentenced to five years imprisonment on each conviction. Apparently, the sentences are running concurrently.

Two constitutional questions are presented: (1) Whether Delaware denied the accused constitutionally adequate notice that his conduct violated a criminal statute and (2) whether pretrial publicity precluded a fair trial.…