WHITNEY v. ZERBST

No. 739.

62 F.2d 970 (1933)

WHITNEY v. ZERBST, Warden.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 11, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on record without briefs or argument of counsel for both appellant and appellee.

Before COTTERAL, PHILLIPS, and McDERMOTT, Circuit Judges.


PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying a writ of habeas corpus.

On February 21, 1930, petitioner was adjudged insane in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, State of Nevada, and committed to the Nevada Hospital for mental diseases.

Petitioner left such hospital without permission on June 27, 1930, and on August 11, 1930, at Salt Lake City, Utah, committed the offense referred to hereinafter.

On August...

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