Legal Opinion
Ralph Michael Lepiscopo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1972No. 72-2958PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is taken from the denial of a motion to vacate the conviction and sentence 1 of Ralph Michael Lepiscopo, a federal prisoner. We affirm.
Appellant contends that he is entitled to § 2255 relief because the district court refused to appoint a fellow inmate “jailhouse lawyer” to represent him at his second trial. On retrial after a reversal by this Court, 2 Lepiscopo was again convicted and that judgment was affirmed on direct appeal. United States v. Lepiscopo, 5th Cir. 1970, 429 F.2d 258, cert. denied 1970, 400 U.S. 948, 91 S.Ct. 255, 27 L.Ed.2d 254.
The district court stated findings…
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- Ben Lee Brown v. Walter E. CravenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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