Legal Opinion
Walters v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1972No. Nos. 15286, 71-2054, 71-2055PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
Willie D. Wren and Thomas Earl Win-stead appeal from judgments of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Jewell Wesley Walters appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. In each case the district court dismissed the appellant’s petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. Each prisoner argues on appeal that the district court erred by dismissing his petition without an evidentiary hearing in open court with the prisoner present. Section 2255 requires a “hearing” unless “the…
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- United States v. Winfield L. Roberts, A/K/A WinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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