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Johnson v. Sanford

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 20, 1940
112 F.2d 739 (5th Cir. 1940)

Opinion

No. 9442.

June 20, 1940.

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia; E. Marvin Underwood, Judge.

Habeas corpus proceeding by Charles William Johnson against Joseph W. Sanford, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga. From a judgment denying writ of habeas corpus, 30 F. Supp. 716, the petitioner appeals.

Affirmed.

Charles W. Johnson, of Atlanta, Ga., in pro. per.

Lawrence S. Camp, U.S. Atty., and Harvey H. Tisinger, James T. Manning, and J. Ellis Mundy, Asst. U.S. Attys., all of Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before FOSTER, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.


This is an appeal from a judgment denying a writ of habeas corpus to release a prisoner from the Atlanta penitentiary. It appears from the record that appellant was given every opportunity to present his case fully before the District Court. The District Judge carefully considered the facts and the law applicable thereto.

The record presents no reversible error. The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Sanford

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 20, 1940
112 F.2d 739 (5th Cir. 1940)
Case details for

Johnson v. Sanford

Case Details

Full title:JOHNSON v. SANFORD, Warden

Court:Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 20, 1940

Citations

112 F.2d 739 (5th Cir. 1940)