Birnbaum v. Harris

BECKER, District Judge.

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which petitioner, an inmate of the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri, seeks release from custody contending that he is now legally sane although medically insane. He further alleges that contrary to the provisions, of Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 4248, during his three year detention at the Medical Center no attempt has been made to secure his transfer to a state institution.

At the present time a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this Court is not the proper method for petitioner to raise these…