William Edgar Jones v. United States

Appellant’s petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 alleged that his guilty plea was induced by coercive in-custody interrogation without counsel, threats to himself and his family, and a promise of leniency. The district court denied the petition without a hearing on the ground that “the records of the case conclusively show that Petitioner is entitled to no relief and that he has presented no issues to the Court upon which a hearing is required.”

The record discloses that before accepting appellant’s guilty plea the district court conducted the inquiry contemplated by Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of…