Conklin v. Cozart

ATWELL, District Judge.

The petitioner was convicted on March 13, 1942 in the southern district of New York. The charge was an alleged violation of Sections 73 and 317, Title 18, U.S.C.A.

The copy of the sentence, which he makes a part of his application, is so brief and incomplete as to raise a doubt of its validity. It gives the style and number of the case, mentions the foregoing two sections, and then states, “stealing from the mails and unlawful forging endorsement on government check.” It then provides that, “On motion of the United States Attorney, ordered sentenced.”

“It is therefore…