United States v. Cope

R. JASPER SMITH, District Judge.

Defendant-petitioner presents a motion to vacate sentence and judgment under Section 2255, Title 28 U.S.C.A. In support of his motion, petitioner urges nine contentions. In the beginning it should be observed that the sentence and judgment complained of was pronounced by my predecessor in office, and that I had no opportunity to observe this defendant in Court.

In the first of these “contentions” petitioner states that “his plea was based on a forced admission by means of a fraud, promises, and threats, all of which resulted in a coerced and involuntary plea of…