Brown v. Zerbst

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Three.indictments were returned against appellant in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina: He was convicted, sentenced, and is now confined' in the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia.. Appellant petitioned for habeas corpus alleging, .that, oh the first and second indictments "the' conspiracy and violation of the revenue laws .were predicated upon United States ‘Statutes' which had been repealed, and’-’that the third indictment did not allege facts constituting a crime or violation ,',of any United States Statute, and…