Anderson v. Kentucky

The petitioner herein, Henry R. Anderson, a prisoner of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, under sentence of death, filed a notice of appeal in the United States District Court, for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division, and his case was docketed in this Court.

The record reveals the following proceedings in the District Court: On December 15, 1960, the petitioner filed a poverty affidavit and requested leave of the Court to file a petition for injunction and habeas corpus in forma pauperis. The petition was filed on January 12, 1961. On the same date a judge of the District Court…