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Kitchens v. Alderman

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 21, 1967
376 F.2d 262 (5th Cir. 1967)

Opinion

No. 24037.

April 21, 1967.

Charles S. Ralston, New York City, C.B. King, Albany, Ga., for appellant.

Before BROWN and BELL, Circuit Judges and BREWSTER, District Judge.


Appellant sought relief from a state court conviction, Kitchens v. State, 1966, 221 Ga. 839, 147 S.E.2d 509, by way of federal habeas corpus. The District Court erred in refusing to allow him to proceed in forma pauperis. Such refusal is an appealable order. Roberts v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 1950, 339 U.S. 844, 70 S.Ct. 954, 94 L. Ed. 1326. Appellant's uncontroverted affidavit made out a prima facie case of indigency under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915. Adkins v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Co., Inc., 1948, 335 U.S. 331, 69 S.Ct. 85, 93 L.Ed. 43. One of the grounds for relief is claimed systematic exclusion of Negroes from the state petit jury. This claim is not facially frivolous within the meaning of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915. Cf. Whitus v. State of Georgia, 1967, 385 U.S. 545, 87 S.Ct. 643, 17 L.Ed.2d 599.

Reversed.


Summaries of

Kitchens v. Alderman

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 21, 1967
376 F.2d 262 (5th Cir. 1967)
Case details for

Kitchens v. Alderman

Case Details

Full title:Herman KITCHENS, Appellant, v. D.H. ALDERMAN, Sheriff of Coulquitt County…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Apr 21, 1967

Citations

376 F.2d 262 (5th Cir. 1967)

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