Hallowell v. United States

BORAH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the -East ern District of Texas denying Henry Arthur Hallowell’s third motion in that court to vacate sentence and judgment under the provisions of Title 28, United States Code, section 2255.

On January 13, 1950, Hallowell was brought before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to stand trial on an information charging the interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle. In response to the trial judge’s inquiry as to whether he desired to be represented by counsel,…