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UNITED STATES v. SWOPE

No. 28768.

96 F.Supp. 773 (1951)

UNITED STATES ex rel. STIDHAM v. SWOPE.

United States District Court N. D. California, S. D.

April 13, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James William Stidham, in pro per.

Frank J. Hennessy, U. S. Atty., Jos. Karesh, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for respondent.

HARRIS, District Judge.

Petitioner, James William Stidham, seeks his release from Alcatraz Penitentiary. Initially, his petition was filed before Chief Judge Denman of the Court of Appeals (83 F.Supp. 371), who directed that the matter be transferred to the District Court, after observing that petitioner had met the requirements contained in 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255.

Petitioner is serving a five-year sentence for transportation...

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