Legal Opinion
William A. Mitchell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1973No. 72-3661PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Mitchell appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 motion for vacation of sentence, 350 F.Supp. 366, in which he contended that in sentencing him originally the court had improperly taken into account prior convictions which were invalid under Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed.2d 799. We vacate the denial of his motion and remand with directions.
On June 14, 1971 Mitchell pleaded guilty to concealing an escaped prisoner in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1072 and was sentenced to a three-year term of imprisonment, the…
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