James E. Jones v. Dr. Jesse D. Harris, Warden, United States Medical Center, Springfield, Missouri

Petitioner James E. Jones, pursuant to District Court authorization, has appealed in forma pauperis from order dated July 10,1964, denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Notice of appeal was filed on September 1, 1964. Petitioner has filed no brief as required by our rules. Respondent has filed motion to dismiss the appeal upon the basis of such failure. This case has been reached for hearing on our term assignment. We would be fully warranted in dismissing this appeal. However, since petitioner is without counsel, we have chosen to consider the appeal on its merits upon the original…