Legal Opinion
John Stanley Wojtowicz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 22, 1977No. 598, Docket 76-2106PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
John Stanley Wojtowicz appeals from orders of the Eastern District, dated January 15, 1976 and February 26, 1976, in which Judge Platt denied without an evidentiary hearing appellant’s pro se petitions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate or modify the sentence of 20 years imprisonment imposed by Judge Travia on April 23, 1973, after he pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery. On appeal appellant contends that an evidentiary hearing was required to determine: whether he was competent at the time he entered the plea of guilty and at the time of his subsequent…
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