Gillespie v. Hunter

CHANDLER, District Judge.

This is a proceeding in habeas corpus instituted by Harold Gillespie to secure his release from confinement in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. The trial court denied the petition for the writ, and petitioner has appealed.

The facts are not in dispute. Petitioner was indicted in the United States Court for Colorado for violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 408. On December 20, 1943, he was personally present in open court and duly arraigned. The court explained to petitioner his constitutional rights, including the rights to…