Edward Askew v. State of Alabama

This is an appeal from the District Court’s order dismissing appellant’s petition for the writ of habeas corpus without first conducting an evidentiary hearing. We agree with the District Court that the petition before it contained no allegations which would have warranted an evidentiary hearing. Accordingly, we affirm.

In his petition before the District Court, appellant alleged (1) that he was arrested illegally, there being no probable cause for his arrest, (2) that he was held incommunicado without benefit of counsel, (3) that he was denied the right to confront witnesses against him at…