Shore v. Splain
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Habeas corpus proceeding by Frank Shore against Maurice Splain. From a judgment dismissing the petition, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of the District dismissing Shore’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. Shore had been tried and convicted in the police court of betting on horse races in violation of the statute. His conviction took place in July, 1918. Hon. John P. McMahon, a judge of the municipal court, presided at the trial under a designation by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, made in pursuance of an act of Congress approved February 17, 1909 (35 Stat. 624, c. 134), and which authorized him “to discharge the duties of either of the…
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