Becker v. Webster

171 F.2d 762 (1949)

BECKER

v.

WEBSTER.

No. 125, Docket 21187.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

January 4, 1949.

Edward A. Lipton, of New York City, for appellant.

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., and John F. Ryan, both of New York City, for appellee.

Before L. HAND, Chief Judge, and CHASE and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

L. HAND, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order discharging a writ of habeas corpus granted to review the conviction of the relator by a general court-martial. The respondent, General Webster, filed a return to the writ, and the judge heard the case upon the record of the…