Leonard Robinson and Isaac Bailey v. State of Tennessee and Weldon Cox, Warden, Tennessee State Penitentiary

Appellants appeal from denial of their petitions for writs of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Southern Division. They present three appellate claims: 1) denial of effective assistance of counsel at their state court trial; 2) denial of due process in being refused the opportunity to call a particular witness, and 3) denial of due process by prejudicial remarks of the prosecuting attorney in his jury argument.

On review of the appellate briefs and oral arguments the two orders filed by the District Judge in the District Court proceedings…