Elmer M. Harris v. United States

Appellant, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255, moved to set aside a judgment of conviction entered on February 9, 1960. This judgment had been affirmed; Harris v. United States, 5 Cir., 1960, 285 F.2d 85, and certiorari denied, 368 U.S. 820, 82 S.Ct. 38, 7 L.Ed.2d 26. The motion was based on the proposition that appellant was suffering from a mental disorder at the time of his trial to the extent that he was not able to understand the charges against him, and was incompetent to assist counsel in his own defense.

The District Court, after a full hearing and with appellant present, denied the…