SYKES v. SANFORD

No. 11341.

150 F.2d 205 (1945)

SYKES v. SANFORD, Warden.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 5, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No appearance for appellant.

M. Neil Andrews, U. S. Atty., and Harvey H. Tisinger, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and LEE, Circuit Judges.


SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was tried before and sentenced to imprisonment by Hon. Edward C. Eicher, a judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia. The judgment was affirmed on appeal: Sykes v. United States, 79 U.S.App.D.C. 97, 143 F.2d 140. He obtained a writ of habeas corpus on allegations that the indictment did not sufficiently charge a crime, and that the presiding judge did not reside in the District of...

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