HUNTER v. MARTIN

No. 643.

334 U.S. 302 (1948)

HUNTER, WARDEN, v. MARTIN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Marvin Smith argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Quinn, Robert S. Erdahl and Philip R. Monahan.

James F. Reilly argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is held prisoner in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. He pleaded guilty to charges of forging and uttering United States Treasury checks. He was sentenced to imprisonment for ten years on each count, to run concurrently, and the judgment provided that sentence should "begin to run at the expiration of the sentence now being served in the Missouri State

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