Ansourian v. United States

WEINFELD, District Judge.

Petitioner was arrested in this District on November 4, 1953 on a complaint issued in the District Court of Connecticut charging him with armed robbery of a federally insured Connecticut bank. He was brought before a United States Commissioner in this District, who fixed bail and set the matter down for a preliminary hearing on November 18. On that day petitioner, then represented by counsel, waived the hearing for the purpose, as noted by the Commissioner, “to await the transfer under Rule 20.” On November 25 the petitioner and his counsel appeared in this Court and…