United States v. Stanley Ward

This pro se § 2255 motion represents the second time the Appellant Ward has sought post conviction relief from his 1971 conviction in the Northern District of Georgia for conveying within the Atlanta penitentiary a destructive device designed to kill, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1792. 1

The first § 2255 motion raised the issues of racial composition of the grand and petit juries involved in Ward’s prosecution and trial. With respect to the grand jury question, the District Court’s denial of relief was based on Ward’s failure to raise the issue by a motion before trial in accordance with…