Robert Roberts v. Vernon L. Pepersack, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary

HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Robert Roberts, now a Maryland State prisoner. The District Court also denied the certificate of probable cause, required as a prerequisite for appeal under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2253, but allowed the petitioner to appeal in forma pauperis. Counsel was appointed for him in this court. Briefs were filed and oral arguments were heard.

Treating the papers transmitted by the District Court as embodying an application for a certificate of probable cause, the record shows no basis for…