United States v. Williams

GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

This petition for habeas corpus is premised upon the thesis that the court illegally increased petitioner’s sentence.

The petition is loosely drawn without aid of counsel. In view of the fact that petitioner is confined outside the limits of the Western District, and that the United States District Court in New. Haven, Connecticut, relegated petitioner for relief to this district, I shall treat the petition as a motion to vacate and set aside judgment and sentence. 28. U.S.C.A. § 2255.

Relief under the statutory section invoked may be granted where it appears that there has…