John E. Hodges v. United States

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court, declining to vacate appellant’s sentence of imprisonment for crime, under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1958), as against appellant’s allegation that his conviction was obtained by reason of a coerced confession introduced at his trial. The case was first heard by a division of the court, and the judgment was affirmed on December 30, 1959. Later, appellant filed a petition for rehearing by the division. Reargument was had, before the court en banc, on our own motion. A majority of the full court now affirms the judgment of the District Court.

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