No. 73-1774. Submitted March 14, 1974. Decided April 23, 1974. P.M. Conley, Lincoln, Neb., for appellant. James J. Duggan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, Neb., for appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Before GIBSON, BRIGHT, and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges. GIBSON, Circuit Judge. Petitioner, Edwin Charles Moore, appeals the District Court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was charged and convicted in Nebraska state court of
(a) For the purpose of this section- (1) "agency" has the meaning given it by section 551 of this title; and (2) "State" means a State, a territory or possession of the United States including a Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. (b) An individual who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State may represent a person before an agency on filing with the agency a written declaration that he is currently qualified as provided by this subsection and is authorized to