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FERGUSON v. PEAKE

No. 4506.

18 F.2d 166 (1927)

FERGUSON v. PEAKE, Superintendent of Washington Asylum and Jail.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided March 7, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. N. Breen, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

F. H. Stephens and E. W. Thomas, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia denying the petition of appellant to be discharged in proceedings for habeas corpus from the custody of the superintendent of the Washington asylum and jail. The averments of the petition, stated in narrative form, are in substance as follows: Petitioner was tried in the police court of the District of Columbia on an information alleging violation of section 15 of article...

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