FINLEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 17627.

266 F.2d 29 (1959)

Grovene James FINLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grovene James Finley, in pro. per.

W. Howard Fowler and Truett Smith, Asst. U. S. Attys., Frank O. Evans, U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, CAMERON and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

January 16, 1959 Grovene James Finley, appellant, filed a motion termed a "Motion for a Proper Return". The object of the motion was to obtain an order "showing" to the Superior Court of Harris County, Georgia that he was under the exclusive jurisdiction of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and therefore not subject to trial on State charges on January 26, 1959 or, in the alternative, that he was entitled to an order waiving...

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