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Goins v. Smith

United States District Court, D. Delaware
Jul 16, 1946
66 F. Supp. 592 (D. Del. 1946)

Opinion

No. 4.

July 16, 1946.

Jackson Henry Goins, pro se.

Clair J. Killoran, Atty. Gen. for Delaware, and Daniel J. Layton, Deputy Atty. Gen., for respondent.


Habeas corpus proceeding by Jackson Henry Goins, opposed by Hugh D. Smith, Warden, Sussex County Prison, Georgetown, Del.

Rule to show cause discharged and petition dismissed.


This court received by mail a petition for habeas corpus from the relator Goins. A rule to show cause issued. At the return on the rule to show cause why the writ should not issue, both the allegations of the petition and the uncontroverted facts appearing in respondent's answer demonstrate failure of the petitioner to exhaust the rights of review provided by state law. On the authority of United States ex rel. Dugan v. Ashe, 3 Cir., 155 F.2d 17; Powell v. Meyer, 3 Cir., 147 F.2d 606; the rule should be discharged and the petition dismissed.

A copy of this memorandum should be sent by the Clerk to the prisoner, together with the order entered today denying the petition, in order that the prisoner may seek his remedy, if so minded, in the state courts of Delaware.


Summaries of

Goins v. Smith

United States District Court, D. Delaware
Jul 16, 1946
66 F. Supp. 592 (D. Del. 1946)
Case details for

Goins v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:GOINS v. SMITH

Court:United States District Court, D. Delaware

Date published: Jul 16, 1946

Citations

66 F. Supp. 592 (D. Del. 1946)

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