James Rogers v. United States

ENOCH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, James Rogers, was convicted after trial by jury on a charge of violating the federal narcotics laws and was sentenced to serve a total of 8 years. He sought to set this judgment aside under Title 28, U.S.C. § 2255. On November 15, 1962, the District Judge who presided at his trial denied that motion on the ground of failure to set forth grounds entitling petitioner to the relief sought. A later petition for leave to ñle a second similar motion was denied December 26, 1962, with reference to the order of November 15,1962. Petitioner was granted leave to appeal…