Matthew Winters v. Thomas D. Cook, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary

466 F.2d 1393

Matthew WINTERS, Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

Thomas D. COOK, Superintendent of The Mississippi State

Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 71-3323.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

Sept. 20, 1972.

On Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Jan. 2, 1973.

Roy S. Haber, George Peach Taylor, Jackson, Miss., for petitioner-appellant.

A.F.Summer, Atty. Gen., Guy N. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and RIVES and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

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In April of 1963 Winters, a Negro male, was indicted in…