UNITED STATES v. RAGEN

No. 11977.

247 F.2d 638 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Edward SIEG, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joseph E. RAGEN, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

September 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Loye, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Latham Castle, Atty. Gen., Theodore G. Maheras, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and FINNEGAN and LINDLEY, Circuit Judges.


LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

The relator appeals from an order denying a writ of habeas corpus, because of absence of any federal question. Upon issuance of a certificate of probable cause, this appeal followed.

On January 24, 1938 the relator, residing in Chicago, was arrested by state authorities in connection with a number of purse snatchings. He was convicted on one of the charges and received an indeterminate sentence of from one to twenty years. As he was...

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