In its consideration of this state prisoner’s habeas petition, the district court neither held an evidentiary hearing nor had before it the record of petitioner’s trial, or at least the state record was not introduced into evidence. 1 That court has thus failed to conduct its required independent inquiry into the petitioner’s constitutional claims. See Townsend v. Sain, 1963, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770. Its judgment is therefore vacated and the case is remanded for further consideration.