Bell v. Bower

Appellant Melvin Bell appeals from the dismissal by the district court of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm the district court.

Appellant was sentenced in federal court in Wyoming for violation of the Mann Act. While confined in the Laramie County Jail in Cheyenne, Wyoming, pending transfer to federal prison, and without the benefit of extradition proceedings, he was removed from the Wyoming jail by U. S. Marshalls and turned over to officers of the Weld County, Colorado, sheriffs department. He was then brought to Weld County and charged with first-degree sexual assault. After…