Brant v. United States

Convicted on his plea of guilty of violating the Fugitive Felon Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1073, and sentenced on August 29, 1951, to imprisonment for a period of two years, to become effective upon the expiration of two prior sentences, the *809defendant, on May 7, 1954, filed in the court of his conviction a motion1 to vacate his sentence and dismiss the indictment.

The district judge entered an order2 which, for the reasons stated in it, rejected his contentions and denied his motion. Appealing therefrom, petitioner is here urging upon us that in so ruling the district judge erred, and his order may not…