Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Johnston
District Court, N.D. California
Decided October 5, 1942No. 23665-SPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ST. SURE, District Judge.
Petitioner seeks his release from Alcatraz Prison upon a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his detention is illegal because the judgments and commitments upon which he is held are void.
Upon hearing it appears that two indictments were returned against petitioner in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Northern Division, on June 5, 1939, numbered, respectively, 13166 and 13167.
In case No. 13166, containing three counts, petitioner is charged with conspiracy and violation of § 588b, 12 U.S.C.A.; and in case No. 13167 petitioner is…
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