Eury v. Huff

MILLER, Associate Justice.

Appellant was convicted, after trial by jury in the District Court, of housebreaking, and judgment was entered sentencing him to imprisonment for a term of two to six years. Thereafter, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied by the trial judge. The material allegations of the petition, upon which appellant relies in this Court, are as follows: “Petitioner says that he was seized and deprived of his liberty, personal papers and effects by the Metropolitan Police of Washington, D. C.; held in custody and confined to a cell for a period of…