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UNITED STATES v. DAVIS

No. 11272.

212 F.2d 681 (1954)

UNITED STATES ex rel. LEGUILLOU v. DAVIS.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Croxton Williams, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., for appellant.

Warren H. Young, Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I., for appellee.

Before MAGRUDER, WOODBURY and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order of a circuit judge entered after full hearing on an application made to him under Section 2241 of Title 28 of the United States Code for a writ of habeas corpus. The order invalidated a conviction of murder in the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

We consider first whether the circuit judge was empowered to adjudicate this controversy. More particularly...

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