WILHOIT v. SANFORD

No. 11498.

152 F.2d 960 (1946)

WILHOIT v. SANFORD, Warden.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lee Wilhoit, in pro. per., for appellant.

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

Before SIBLEY, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The absence of a district attorney at the preliminary hearing before the United States Commissioner did not affect the jurisdiction of the district court to try the case.

It may be assumed that the district attorney saw the report of the testimony before the Commissioner, or otherwise knew that the testimony of the girl who was alleged in the indictment to have been transported in interstate commerce for immoral purposes would be different on the...

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