Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William Schmittroth

Caution

251 F.2d 590

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 3, 195714733_1California12,809 words

Opinion

Fee, J.

This case portrays the effort of a felon in virtue of his convection of serious crimes against the United States to seek sanctuary, because of that conviction and sentence, from prosecution by the State of California for offenses charged to have been committed by him against members of that community. The United States District Court freed Schmittroth, upon his own petition, from the physical custody of the state officer who was holding him for trial, and released him to continue his depredations under federal protection among people of the very state which had been enjoined from prosecuting him. This appeal from the order of release is brought by the Sheriff in the interest of law enforcement by California.

This cause was heard first by a panel of this Court and presently by the Court en banc at the request of two judges of the original panel. As a result, we hereby withdraw and cancel the original expression in this case and substitute this opinion therefor.

The facts are simple. Schmittroth was charged by the first complaint filed in the state court on September 15, 1953, with uttering checks bearing a false name. The offense is alleged to have occurred on August 27, 1953. In…

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Parties

Bert STRAND, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California
Plaintiff
William SCHMITTROTH
Defendant

Judges

Denman
Stephens
Healy
Pope
Lem-Mon
Fee
Chambers
Barnes
Hamley

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