Miller v. Henderson

Decision Date14 December 1970
Docket NumberNo. 30579 Summary Calendar.,30579 Summary Calendar.
Citation435 F.2d 688
PartiesRobert MILLER and Peter Jarvi, Petitioners-Appellants, v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit

Robert Miller, pro se.

Peter Jarvi, pro se.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty. for the Parish of Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this case the district court denied the joint petition of two Louisiana state prisoners for the writ of habeas corpus without making findings of fact and conclusions of law, as is required by the provisions of Rule 52(a), F.R.Civ.P. See Welch v. Beto, 5th Cir. 1968, 400 F.2d 582; Waters v. Beto, 5th Cir. 1968, 392 F.2d 74. Therefore the case is remanded to enable the district court to state its findings and conclusions. Hopkins v. United States, 5th Cir. 1970, 423 F.2d 1206.

Remanded.

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  • United States v. Battle, 71-1344 Summary Calendar.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit
    • August 13, 1971
    ...development is even more critical here than in post-conviction cases where we remanded for fact findings. See, e. g., Miller v. Henderson, 5 Cir., 1970, 435 F.2d 688. See also Waters v. Beto, 5 Cir., 1968, 392 F.2d 74, 75 n. 2; Welch v. Beto, 5 Cir., 1968, 400 F.2d 582. Thus we must vacate ......
  • Jones v. Beto
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit
    • September 22, 1971
    ...as to those allegations. The case is remanded to the district court for findings of fact and conclusions of law. Miller v. Henderson, 435 F.2d 688 (5th Cir. 1970); Malone v. Wainwright, 433 F.2d 927 (5th Cir. 1970); Colson v. Smith, 427 F.2d 143 (5th Cir. Reversed and remanded. * Rule 18, 5......

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