Eddie Lee White v. United States

Eddie Lee White was sentenced by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on January 26, 1959, to fifteen years imprisonment upon the verdict of a jury finding him guilty under an indictment in four counts charging four separate violations of the narcotics laws of the United States. The sentence was within the maximum term of imprisonment authorized by law.

At his trial, White was represented by Mr. Don E. Morgan, appointed by the court. Since White’s conviction he has acted as his own counsel. The District Court permitted him to file notice of appeal without prepayment…