Robert C. Coney v. United States

BY THE COURT:

The Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis is GRANTED. The Mo tion for Appointment of Counsel is DENIED because briefing and argument on the appeal are unnecessary. See Lewis v. Bragan, 5 Cir. 1978, 576 F.2d 678. The appellant’s new set of pleadings was, in effect, a second motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. It raised a claim of mental incompetency at the time the guilty plea was entered, a new claim not presented in the original Section 2255 motion. This claim should be considered on the merits, and the case is remanded for an evidentiary hearing on that issue.…