Craig v. United States

GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.

Since the present appeal is from an order of the court below denying a writ of habeas corpus, it will be helpful to trace chronologically the various judicial steps taken in connection with the appellant’s case.

On December .19, 1934, an indictment was returned in the court below against the appellant and two others, charging them with violation of the conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 88. The first count alleged that the defendants had conspired to secure, by corrupt means, dismissal of an indictment and prosecution in which John McKeon and others were charged with…