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ROACH v. BENNETT

Civ. No. 9-2498-C-2.

319 F.Supp. 79 (1970)

James ROACH, Petitioner, v. John E. BENNETT and Lou V. Brewer, Wardens, Respondents.

United States District Court, S. D. Iowa, C. D.

November 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Saunders, Fort Madison, Iowa, for petitioner.

G. Douglas Essy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, for respondents.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HANSON, District Judge.

This ruling is predicated upon a petition for writ of habeas corpus by James Roach, a state prisoner, attacking his conviction pursuant to a plea of guilty at arraignment on grounds of incompetency to plead.

I.

A chronology of the case follows: On March 12, 1964, petitioner telephoned Des Moines police and informed them that he had killed his wife...

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