Gerald J. Bowlen v. Palmer Scafati, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole

ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

Petitioner, Bowlen, having been denied a certificate of probable cause for appeal by the district court following the denial of a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2253, applies to us for a certificate. Although the petition asserted fifteen alleged constitutional improprieties leading to his conviction in the state court, many of them were repetitious and the facts may be briefly stated. On August 17, 1963 an individual was robbed in Haver-hill, Massachusetts. A few days later a so-called John Doe warrant, containing a wholly inadequate description, was issued. On…