GILES v. UNITED STATES

No. 11187.

157 F.2d 588 (1946)

GILES v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 13, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Knight Giles, in pro. per.

Frank J. Hennessy, U. S. Atty., and James T. Davis, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before DENMAN, HEALY, and BONE, Circuit Judges.


HEALY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of a violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 753h.1 The indictment charged that the accused, being a person committed to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States and his authorized representative, namely, the warden of the United States penitentiary at Alcatraz Island, did on or about July 31, 1945, attempt to escape from custody.

The evidence is that on the date named appellant...

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