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DENNIS v. DEES

Misc. No. 948.

278 F.Supp. 354 (1968)

Douglas B. DENNIS v. Hayden DEES, Acting Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

January 25, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Picou, Jr., C. Jerome D'Aquila, St. Francisville, La., for petitioner.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., State of Louisiana, Jodie Stout, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, La., for respondent.

WEST, District Judge:

Petitioner, Douglas B. Dennis, is presently incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary awaiting execution of the death sentence imposed upon him on March 11, 1966. He applies to this Court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his federally protected rights have been violated in that (1) he was forced to stand trial for murder dressed in striped prison garb, wearing safety chains, restraining belt, handcuffs and leg irons, all of which...

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