Seadlund v. United States

MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered March 19, 1938, upon defendant’s plea of guilty, sentencing him to death upon the recommendation of a jury called by the court to determine whether defendant should suffer such penalty.

The indictment charged the defendant with kidnaping for ransom, Charles S. Ross, and transporting him in interstate commerce over land by means of an automobile in violation of Section 408a, Title 18, U.S.C.A. 1

The transportation .alleged was from Franklin Park, Illinois, to Emily, Minnesota, and from Emily, Minnesota, to Spoon-er, Wisconsin, at…