Arthur N. Reed v. United States

The district court has denied Arthur Reed’s second motion to vacate his criminal conviction and sentence for transporting altered securities in interstate commerce, and he appeals. Finding that the .court below erred in refusing to grant the relief sought, we reverse and remand.

On October 14, 1969, the appellant entered a plea of guilty , to one count of a three-count indictment charging violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2314, and was sentenced on December 9, 1969, to serve an eight-year sentence. He now attacks the validity of his conviction on the basis of the trial court’s failure to comply with…