HIGGINS v. STEELE

No. 14477.

195 F.2d 366 (1952)

HIGGINS v. STEELE.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

April 3, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Higgins, pro se.

Sam M. Wear, U. S. Atty., and Harry F. Murphy, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before SANBORN, WOODROUGH, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

The District Court, after permitting the appellant, Thomas Higgins, to file his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in forma pauperis, and after requiring the respondent (appellee) to show cause why a writ should not be issued, dismissed the petition on the ground that the sentence under which Higgins was confined was valid.

The sentence was imposed by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on November 19...

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