James Herbert Weathers v. J. D. Henderson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary

In his petition for writ of habeas corpus, petitioner seeks to have removed a detainer lodged against him by the State of Pennsylvania in connection with a State sentence. He contends that the State relinquished jurisdiction over him when it released him to federal custody.

Although it appears that petitioner could more properly attack the Pennsylvania detainer in that State and, therefore, the District Court perhaps should not have considered the habeas petition, the District Court correctly concluded that petitioner is not entitled to the relief he seeks. As this court recently reiterated in…