Legal Opinion
Rudolph Preston Melvin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1963No. 13873PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOCH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Rudolph Preston Melvin, filed his motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the United States District Court under authority of Title 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to vacate judgment and sentence imposed on him in a prior criminal action. Petitioner had pleaded guilty to a Criminal Information which, in substance, read:
“That on or about the 21st day of January, 1961, in the City of Mo-line, County of Rock Island, State of Illinois and within the jurisdiction of this Court, Rudolph Preston Melvin did, with unlawful and fraudulent intent, cause to be transported in interstate…
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