YOUNG v. GILL

No. 8879.

149 F.2d 843 (1945)

YOUNG v. GILL.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided June 18, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Vivian O. Hill, of Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Mr. John C. Conliff, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., appeared for appellee. Messrs. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, and Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of grand larceny in 1943, and sentenced for a period of one to three years. He forwarded a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to the District Court in June, 1944. The petition contains a general denial of the theft, allegations of inconsistencies in the proof and insufficiency of evidence on which to sustain the conviction.

The District Judge denied petitioner leave to file the petition without prepayment of costs because...

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