Omer G. Tinch v. United States

KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant, Omer G. Tinch, has taken this appeal from denial (after an evidentiary hearing) of his motion, filed pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to vacate or set aside his sentence on the ground that his plea of guilty to a violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2312 was involuntary.

On that plea, petitioner was sentenced August 8, 1969, to imprisonment for a period of three years.

In his motion, petitioner states that the U. S. Commissioner had advised him that he would not need the services of an attorney because he would receive probation in return for his…