Daniel v. Wainwright

On May 5, 1970, petitioner James Daniel, in proper person, filed in this Court his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He claims he should be either discharged from custody or else be accorded the equivalent of a full appeal from his conviction. We issued the writ on May 6, 1970, directing the respondent custodian Wainwright to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Respondent has now filed his return to the writ, and the matter is now before us for further proceedings.

The proceedings in this Court establish the following record facts in chronological sequence:

—On August 2, 1966,…