Inge v. Procunier

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

These are appeals from the district court’s disposition of a habeas corpus petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court considered the three grounds for relief stated in the petition and found that two grounds were without merit. The court, however, granted the writ on the basis of the third ground for relief after determining that petitioner had been denied effective assistance of counsel in his state court trial. 580 F.Supp. 1342. The Commonwealth appeals the district court’s judgment granting the writ; Inge cross-appeals from the decision denying…