United States ex rel. Sinclair v. Smith

WOODWARD, District Judge.

This cause was submitted on the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the return of the respondents thereto, written briefs, and oral arguments of counsel. From the petition and return the following facts may be deduced :

Harry David Petrie, on whose behalf the petition is filed, is an alien, a citizen of Canada. He last entered the United States by automobile over the Peace Bridge at Buffalo, N. Y., on January 24, or 25, 1928. He had no unexpdred immigration visa. He paid no head tax. He was not examined by a United States immigration officer at the time of his entry,…