Edwards v. Hale

ORDER

PITTMAN, District Judge.

Gerald Lee Edwards filed a petition of habeas corpus with this court and requested to proceed in forma pauperis. An order to show cause was entered, a return and answer was filed by the respondent, and the petitioner was given leave to proceed in forma pauperis and an attorney, the Honorable Horace Moon, Jr., was appointed to represent the petitioner on February 25, 1969. The answer filed by the respondent revealed that the petitioner’s error coram nobis in the state court was dismissed without a hearing.

This petition was set for a hearing, notice was given to all…