Brandenburg v. Steele

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The appellant is a physician who is confined in the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri, under a judgment and commitment entered November 1, 1946, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The judgment was based upon the verdict of a jury finding the appellant guilty on ten of the eleven counts of an indictment. Each of the counts charged him with making an unlawful sale of narcotic drugs in violation of § 2554(a), Title 26 U.S.C.A. The trial…