Robert Nicholson v. Maurice H. Sigler, Warden

This is an appeal by Robert Nicholson, a Nebraska State prisoner serving the State sentence imposed on his plea of guilty to charges of assault with intent to commit rape and armed robbery, from final order denying his federal court petition for habeas corpus relief.

The facts, the issues and the applicable law are fully and fairly stated in Judge Urbom’s well-reasoned opinion reported at 325 F.Supp. 957. We affirm upon the basis of such reported opinion.

The same material issues are raised in Maddox v. Sigler, 8 Cir., 445 F.2d 269, decided subsequent to the trial court’s decision in the case…