Herman Edward Nelms v. United States

318 F.2d 150

Herman Edward NELMS, Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

No. 8805.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Argued Jan. 14, 1963.

Decided May 10, 1963.

Edmund D. Campbell, Arlington, Va. (Court-assigned counsel), for appellant; Herman Edward Nelms, pro se, on brief.

James C. Roberson, Asst. U.S. Atty., for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge, and CRAVEN, District Judge.

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