Deluis J. Guillory v. J. Wayne Allgood, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary

The appellant, a prisoner of the State of Louisiana, applied to the federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus. The court denied the application without a hearing, stating, “ * * * it affirmatively appearing on the face of the record herein that no federal question is involved for this court’s consideration, and that no necessity is shown for holding an evidentiary hearing herein.”

Briefly summarized, the application contained the following material aver-ments. Applicant was involved in an automobile accident on November 16, 1964. On December 10, 1964, the Grand Jury of the Parish of…