ESCOE v. ZERBST

No. 1095.

74 F.2d 924 (1935)

ESCOE v. ZERBST, Warden.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 12, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry C. Green, of Denver, Colo., for appellant.

S. S. Alexander and L. E. Wyman, both of Topeka, Kan., for appellee.

Before LEWIS and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges, and JOHNSON, District Judge.


JOHNSON, District Judge.

On the 18th day of December, 1933, Jack Escoe, appellant, filed in the court below his petition praying that a writ of habeas corpus issue directing the appellee, Zerbst, warden of the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, at a time to be stated, to have the petitioner before the court, and on hearing had to discharge him from said penitentiary. On the 26th day of January, 1934, the trial court made the following order:

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