United States v. James Francis Hill

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court denying a motion to vacate sentence under Title 28 U.S.C. sec. 2255, and denying an alternative motion to correct illegal sentence under Rule 35, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Title 18 U.S.C.

Following indictment in the Eastern District of Tennessee in November 1952, for transporting a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce and for kidnapping, the District Court ordered a mental examination of the appellant, James Francis Hill, in accordance with Title 18 U.S.C., sec. 4244. As a result of this examination, Hill was committed to the…