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358 U.S. 276 79 Supreme Court Reporter 321 3 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 296 PEOPLE of the ex rel. Talbot JENNINGS, petitioner,v.Joseph E. RAGEN, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary. Number 185, Misc. January 12, 1959 Jennings, pro se. Mr. Latham Castle, Atty. Gen. Illinois, for respondent. On petition writ certiorari to Appeals Seventh Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion leave proceed in forma pauperis and are granted. 2 Petitioner, confined under sentence an court following his conviction armed robbery, sought a habeas corpus from Federal District Court. His contained allegations, primarily concerning introduction into evidence at trial confession coerced by physical mistreatment police officers, which if true would entitle him relief. Appended were various documents, including opinion affirming simultaneously denial post-conviction remedies he had while appeal was pending. See People versus 11 Ill.2d 610, 144 North Eastern Reporter, 2nd 612. In that opinion, state held before it warranted court's finding petitioner's been voluntary. responded application urged dismissal. Court, on record limited aforementioned documents augmented 'report' prepared amicus curiae appointed it, dismissed without hearing. Appeals, turn, denied certificate probable cause, 28 Code KF62 § 2253, Annotated KF65 U5 appeal. 4 It appears us making any examination proceedings courts, instead simply relied facts conclusions stated Illinois. We think erred dismissing this first satisfying itself, appropriate record, proper case dismissal hearing, accordance with principles set forth Brown Allen, 344 443, 463-465, 506, 73 397, 97 L.Ed. 469. also Rogers Richmond, 357 220, 78 1365, 1361. follows judgment must be vacated remanded further consistent opinion.

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