United States of America Ex Rel. William A. Wax v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Etc.

KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal was taken from denial of writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court, 298 F.Supp. 164. The Appellate Court of Illinois, 4th Judicial District affirmed the conviction of Petitioner, William A. Wax, for murder in People v. Wax, 75 Ill.App.2d 163, 220 N.E.2d 600. The Illinois Supreme Court denied leave to appeal, and the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari, 1967, 387 U.S. 930, 87 S.Ct. 2051, 18 L. Ed.2d 991.

Petitioner asserts that he was denied his right to counsel at a critical stage of the prosecution when he was examined by a…