George Summerville v. Thomas D. Cook, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary

George Summerville, a prisoner of the State of Mississippi, has appealed from the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm.

The appellant is confined by authority of a sentence for burglary which resulted from his conviction upon trial by jury. The judgment was affirmed on direct appeal without written opinion. Summerville v. State, Miss.1970, 232 So.2d 374.

In his federal habeas petition the appellant alleged that he was denied several rights, such as not being advised of his rights nor allowed to use the telephone. These matters would be relevant only if the…