United States ex rel. Keener v. Foust

McGRANERY, District Judge.

A rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should be issued was ordered in the instant case, upon the petition of Abram E. Keener. Petitioner alleged that he was indicted and found guilty in the Quarter Sessions Court of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, of three offenses: involuntary manslaughter, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and failure to identify and failure to render assistance. On March Í9, 1948, petitioner was sentenced to three months imprisonment and fifty dollars fine on the first offense, a fine of two…