John W. Cash, II v. Fleming Williams, Sheriff of Williamson County, Tennessee, Etc.

PECK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, denying habeas corpus relief sought by the appellant, a career soldier in the United States Army. On the weekend of his arrest, the appellant lent his automobile to his brother-in-law, Argoe Sharperson. Shortly after midnight, Sharperson was stopped by a Williamson County, Tennessee, Deputy Sheriff and charged with reckless driving and driving without a license. Because Sharperson could not produce title registration papers, the arresting officer ran a registration check which…