Harry A. McIntosh v. Chesley H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

Appeal is taken from an order of the District Court denying, after full hearing, appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus.

On April 7, 1952, appellant was incarcerated in the Green County, Missouri, jail serving a misdemeanor sentence of six months imposed upon him through state jurisdiction. On such date, pursuant to a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum, appellant was turned over to federal authority for imposition of sentence for a violation of the federal kidnaping statute, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1201, 1202. The sentence set by the United States District Court for the…