PITTS v. PEAK

No. 5351.

50 F.2d 485 (1931)

PITTS v. PEAK.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided May 4, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Morris Wampler, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Nugent Dodds, Leo A. Rover, and Neil Burkenshaw, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

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


GRONER, Associate Justice.

The petitioner Pitts was convicted in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on an indictment charging conspiracy under section 37 of the Federal Criminal Code (18 USCA § 88). After sentence, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the Supreme Court of the District was without jurisdiction. On appeal to this court, petitioner correctly states that the only question for decision here is whether the Supreme...

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