Baender v. Barnett

delivered, the opinion of the cpurt.

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner was indicted under § 169 of the Criminal Code, which declares that “whoever, without lawful authority, shall have in his possession” any die in the likeness or similitude of a die designated for making genuine coin of the United States shall be punished, etc. The indictment charged'that he “wilfully, knowingly” and without lawful authority had in his possession certain dies of that description. He entered a plea'of guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine and suffer…