Ellis v. United States District Court

DONOVAN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on a motion under Title 28, United States Code, § 2255, seeking relief from an allegedly improper conviction and subsequent sentence.

Petitioner was charged in six counts with violation of the Narcotic Act in that he illegally sold marihuana. Three of these counts were dismissed and petitioner was convicted by a jury on the other three counts.

Petitioner alleges in support of his petition that:

1. The indictment was faulty;

2. He was denied adequate counsel;

3. Confessions obtained by police were illegal.

This is the second petition…