United States ex rel. Blasser v. Follette

Ralph Joseph Blasser appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Judge Bryan in the District Court for the Southern District of New York entered July 15, 1963. Leave to appeal in forma pauperis and the assignment of counsel was granted by this court May 24, 1965. We dismiss the appeal as moot.

While on parole from a 1955 conviction in New York for robbery in the third degree, Blasser was arrested and convicted in 1960 in Massachusetts on three charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of a weapon. He claims that upon his release from a…