Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Maceo v. Hammond
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1938No. 8777PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
On September 29, 1937, by indictment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the appellant and 73 other persons were charged with the crime of conspiracy to import, possess, conceal, transport, and sell narcotic drugs. After appearing before a United States Commissioner at Galveston, Texas, and being given a full hearing, the relator was committed to the custody of appellee to await -an order of removal to the Southern District of New York. Thereupon he applied for a writ of habeas corpus upon the grounds that he was innocent of the…
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