Rosborough v. Rossell

MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Samuel A. Rosborough appeals from a decree denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The case was heard below upon the petition and respondent’s return to an order to show cause, and the facts are not in controversy.

Rosborough enlisted in the United States Navy in January, 1942, for a period of six years. He was assigned to the United States Armed Guard Center, Brooklyn, N. Y. Later, he was on detached duty as a member of an armed guard crew, under command of an officer of the United States Naval Reserve, on board the motor ship Baltic, an oil tanker…