Thouvenell v. Zerbst

BRATTON, Circuit Judge. .

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. An indictment containing two counts was returned against petitioner in the United States court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in June, 1932. The first count charged that on or about February 9th preceding he unlawfully, willfully, knowingly, and feloniously transported one Virgie Talley in interstate commerce for immoral purposes; and the second charged that on or about February 8th he transported one Vcrena Landreth in like commerce and for like purposes. 18 U.S.C.A. § 398. A…