United States Ex Rel. Goins v. Sigler

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.

Petitioner, a Negro, is condemned to die for the murder of Anthony Meyers, a white resident of the city of New Orleans. He was convicted by a jury and his conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Louisiana after consideration of fifty-two bills of exceptions. State v. Goins, 232 La. 238, 94 So.2d 244. The Supreme Court of the United States denied an application for writ of certiorari. 355 U.S. 847, 78 S.Ct. 74, 2 L.Ed.2d 57. In -this proceeding, the petitioner, Goins, seeks to relitigate certain issues which were decided adversely to his contentions in…