George H. Cash v. United States

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition for leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis. Cash and a co-defendant were convicted of robbery. Cash alone petitioned the District Court for leave to appeal. That court denied the petition with the notation “not taken in good faith.” Cash then filed a similar pro se petition in this court. The Government moved for an extension of time in which to respond, suggesting that as petitioner was then without counsel it would be “appropriate procedure” for this court to appoint counsel to represent him.1

This court appointed counsel and directed him to…