Davis v. United States

This is a motion to allow an appeal to be prosecuted in forma pauperis.

After a trial before a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, appellant was convicted on four counts contained in infor-mations, charging violations of §§ 495 and 1708, Title 18 U.S.C. Appellant was sentenced to terms of imprisonment totaling ten years. The judgment of conviction was dated December 17, 1952. It is without dispute that during all stages of the trial and proceedings appellant was represented by competent and diligent court-appointed counsel. An attempted appeal was not…