George Moran v. Marvin Hogan

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

George Moran was convicted by a jury of possession of $7,000 in counterfeit ten dollar bills, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472 (1970). At his trial the defense presented no witnesses. Instead, it relied on alleged insufficiency of the government’s evidence, a point on which the district court denied a motion for directed verdict of acquittal. This court affirmed the conviction on appeal, United States v. Moran, 470 F.2d 742 (1st Cir. 1972), and Moran began serving a four year prison sentence.

In August 1973 Moran filed pro se what he labeled a “petition for writ of habeas…