Legal Opinion
Thomas A. Kent v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 28, 1959No. 5512PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner is presently serving a sentence of 15 years imposed by the district court for the District of Massachusetts upon a plea of guilty to a charge of bank robbery. He appeals from the order denying his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction and sentence. The action of the court below took place after the taking of testimony at a. hearing at which petitioner was not present or represented.
A preliminary question points up a matter that has concerned this court, for some time. Petitioner filed a brief, but was not present or otherwise represented at…
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