Legal Opinion
W. C. Dodd v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1963No. 18147PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge.
This appeal presents the recurring problem of a petition for relief under Title 28, Section 2255, United States Code, by a prisoner in federal custody appearing in pro. per., and the summary denial of relief by the district judge. We consider herein the contention that appellant’s appointed attorney failed to file a notice of appeal, although requested to do so.
Appellant (petitioner below) was convicted on two counts of an indictment charging a violation of the Mann Act and sentenced on June 20, 1960, on each count to a term of five years in the custody of the…
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