Ralph Melton Fleming v. United States

Ralph Melton Fleming, petitioner in this 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding, was convicted May 12, 1965, on his plea of guilty to charges of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. Sentence was set at four years.

Petitioner’s Section 2255 motion alleges that he was mentally incompetent at the time of trial, that his plea of guilty was coerced, and that his original sentencing failed to comply with Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 11 and 32. After a full evidentiary hearing, the district court denied petitioner relief. On appeal, petitioner asserts as…