Legal Opinion
Edward W. Newfield v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 19, 1977No. 77, Docket 77-2036PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from orders entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Harold P. Burke, Judge, denying without hearings appellant Edward W. Newfield’s “next friend” and pro se motions made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 1 to vacate his bank robbery conviction on the ground that he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. Appellant Newfield also contends that the district court erred in failing to order sua sponte, as provided for in 18 U.S.C. § 4244, 2 a psychiatric examination at the time of trial.
We affirm.
Edward W. Newfield was…
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