Legal Opinion
Piano v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 14, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 37749PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, District Judge.
The Petitioner, with counsel, pleaded guilty to the crime of bank robbery on December 16, 1963, and on January 27, 1964, was sentenced to a term of twenty-five years. At the present time, he is incarcerated in the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Del Piano has filed the instant motion under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 to vacate his sentence. His petition asserts the following grounds:
1. His plea of guilty was accepted by the Trial Judge without first determining that it was made voluntarily with an understanding of the nature of the charge.
2. The Trial Judge was…
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