Peterson v. Keiffer

AVIS, District Judge.

Petitioner applied for, and was allowed, a writ of habeas corpus.

An indictment was returned against petitioner by a grand jury in the United States District Court of the District of Minnesota, Fourth Division, on September 28, 1926. This indictment' charged petitioner with subornation of perjury, a crime under the provisions of the Criminal Code § 126 (18 USCA § 232). The petitioner made no contest, but pleaded guilty, and was sentenced by the court to la term of imprisonment, which is not an issue in this proceeding.

At the same time that petitioner was indicted, another…