Stevenson v. McDonald

Alleging that he was being unlawfully detained as a prisoner in the United States Correctional Institution, at Texarkana, under a sentence imposed upon him by a general court martial, appellant filed in the court below a habeas corpus petition against the warden seeking release from custody.

While the petitioner made general attacks upon the constitution and proceedings of the court, including an attack upon the severity o¡f the sentence, his principal contention was that he was not inducted into military service, and the sentencing court was, therefore, without jurisdiction.

An order to show…