Legal Opinion
Roosevelt Mitchell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 13, 1958No. 14198PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*789PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
-tj.tj.-j j Mitchell was indicted, tried and convicted for carnal knowledge of a seven-year-old girl. He was sentenced on October 22, 1953. He was defended by counsel appointed by the District Court. On December 17, 1956, he filed a motion under Section 2255, Title 28, United States Code, to vacate his sentence, The District Court denied the motion without a hearing. It also denied leave to appeal without prepayment of costs. Petition for such an appeal was filed in this court and was allowed. Counsel was appointed. The cause is now before us upon the appeal from the…
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