United States ex rel. Shapiro v. Schneider
United States ex rel. Shapiro v. Schneider
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal by the relator-appellant from, an order made by the Hon. Guy L. Fake, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, dismissing a writ of habeas corpus.
The order dismissed the writ and ordered that the relator he remanded to the custody of the United States marshal for the district of New Jersey for, removal to the United States Court for the Eastern District of New York for trial.
On the 17th of February, 1930, a special agent of the Department of Justice made oath before the United States Commissioner in the District of New Jersey that the petitioner, Leo Shapiro, a resident of New Jersey, had committed an offense against the United States in the District of New Jersey, by conspiring in Warsaw, Poland, with others, and committing overt acts not mentioned. Upon this complaint, petitioner was taken into custody. This complaint was superseded by another, made by an assistant United States attorney, in which he averred
First. Defendant’s identity was admitted.
Second. The original indictment and the superseding indictment were admitted in evidence.
Third. A stipulation that no testimony was taken because it was agreed between counsel that the matter should be submitted on questions of law involved.
This situation, as to the record, required that the defendant should successfully attack the indictments. If the indictments properly charge a crime committed in the demanding district, their admission in evidence raises a prima facie ease in favor of the government, and the defendant has not offered such evidence as tends to show that the indictments did not properly charge a crime committed in the demanding district. The commissioner, therefore, was justified, in the absence of testimony, in finding probable cause of the defendant’s guilt, unless defendant had overcome the government’s prima facie case, by showing lack of probable cause. The indictments appear to properly charge a crime against the defendant whose identity is admitted. Their introduction in evidence raises a prima facie ease entitling the removal of defendant unless overcome by evidence. No such evidence was introduced, and therefore the order of removal, or dismissal of the writ of habeas corpus, was properly made.
The order of the court below is therefore affirmed. '
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES ex rel. SHAPIRO v. SCHNEIDER, United States Marshal
- Status
- Published