Patterson v. Jones

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment releasing from custody the petitioner in a proceeding upon the writ of habeas corpus. The case is here on the following statement taken from appellants’ opening brief which adequately states the facts and explains the controversy. A phase of this case was here before, Patterson v. Jones, 9 Cir., 141 F.2d 319, 10 Alaska 376. We adhere to our conclusions expressed in our former opinion which need not be restated in this opinion.

*400“October 17, 1942, appellee filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the District Court of the United…