Myers v. Morgan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
A-ppeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Petition by Edward E. Myers for a writ of habeas corpus against Thomas W. Morgan. From a judgment denying the writ, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
TRTEBER, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to release the petitioner from imprisonment in the United States penitentiary at Eeavenworth, Kan. The petition having been denied, this appeal is prosecuted.
[1] There are two grounds upon which the appellant relies; (1) That the sentence is beyond the maximum prescribed by the statute, and is therefore a nullity; (2) that the sentence of the court fails to specify the place of confinement.
*414The defendant was indicted in the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia for a violation of the Mann Act, commonly called the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re SnowSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Ebeling v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- In Re HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- In Re De BaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Hyde v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Neely v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
- Levine v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. GreenhausCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Buie v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Hudson v. YouellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
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