United States v. Martin Joseph McNicholas

J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the District of Maryland, denying Appellant’s “Motion to Vacate Sentence” under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. Appellant was indicted in the District Court on four counts of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113. He was represented at the trial by court appointed counsel who was experienced in the field of criminal practice. At his counsel’s request, Appellant was given a psychiatric examination to determine his mental competence to stand trial. The reports of the examining physician revealed that Appellant was “a…