WOODS v. CRONVICH

No. 25243.

396 F.2d 142 (1968)

Eugene Howard WOODS, Appellant, v. Alwynn J. CRONVICH, Sheriff, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 30, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Rau, Jr., Harvey, La., for appellant.

Waverly A. Henning, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gretna, La., Rudolph O. Vorbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., New Orleans, La., James K. Gaudet, Gretna, La., Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen. of Louisiana, William P. Schuler, Second Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant sought by habeas corpus to be discharged from the custody of Louisiana authorities who arrested him pursuant to an extradition request by the Governor of Ohio. He contends the indictment charging him with a crime in Ohio is invalid because based on evidence seized in violation of the fourth amendment. The district court denied appellant's petition on the ground that habeas corpus in the asylum state is not the appropriate method of raising constitutional...

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