William Rensler Nolan v. The United States of America

BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

William Rensler Nolan appeals from the trial court’s failure to grant him an evidentiary hearing upon his application for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. Nolan was convicted by a jury and sentenced on November 23, 1970, of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle in violation of 18 U.S.C. A. § 2312.

Nolan predicated his habeas corpus petition in part on the allegation that:

“At the time Petitioner stood trial on November 10, 11, 1970, he was suffering from diffuse brain impairment and was under the influence of drugs administered to Petitioner by…