DORSEY v. GILL

No. 8811.

148 F.2d 857 (1945)

DORSEY v. GILL, General Superintendent, D. C. Penal Institutions.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Writ of Certiorari Denied June 18, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John W. Cragun, of Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Mr. Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before MILLER, EDGERTON, and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


Writ of Certiorari Denied June 18, 1945. See 65 S.Ct. 1580.

MILLER, Associate Justice.

Appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, addressed to the District Court, was accompanied by a pauper's oath. The petition was permitted to be filed without prepayment of costs, but the writ was denied. Petitioner then requested reconsideration of the order or, in the alternative, leave to appeal as a pauper. The trial judge certified1

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