Briggs v. White

STONE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

In September, 1923, appellant was indicted on a eharge of forgery in connection with government securities to which he entered a plea of guilty. He was not sentenced thereon until March, 1925, when Judge Kennamer imposed a sentence of six months in a state jail.

In June, 1925, appellant was indicted for using the mails in furtherance of a fraudulent scheme. This criminal act was charged to have been committed in November, 1924. On a plea of not guilty, he was convicted and sentenced in January,…