In Re James Francis Melvin, Petition for a Writ of Mandamus, Or, Alternatively, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

On August 19, 1975, four armed men robbed the West Yarmouth Branch of the First National Bank of Yarmouth. Although one of the four has been apprehended, tried, and sentenced, the others remain at large, their identity being the subject of investigation by law enforcement personnel and by a grand jury. Petitioner James Francis Melvin was subpoenaed by the grand jury as part of its investigation of the robbery. He appeared on March 25, 1976, and was told that it sought his fingerprints and photographs. Melvin declined to submit voluntarily to fingerprinting and…