Casebeer v. Hudspeth

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

Edward Casebeer was convicted of the crime of robbing a national bank with firearms, and the judgment was affirmed. 87 F.2d 668. He subsequently instituted this proceeding in habeas corpus to secure his release from further detention in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. The trial court denied the petition for the writ, and that action was affirmed. 114 F.2d 789. The Supreme Court, without opinion, reversed the judgment and remanded the cause to this court “with directions to reconsider the petitioner’s appeal in the light of a transcript of the testimony…