James Timothy Overton v. United States

This is an appeal from a denial without hearing of a § 2255 motion to vacate sentence imposed on appellant’s conviction of endeavoring to influence and intimidate, by threats, a witness in the Court of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. Overton v. United .States, 403 F.2d 444 (5th Cir. 1968).

Appellant was convicted of endeavoring to intimidate Richard Hinton with respect to testimony to be given against appellant’s brother. Since Hinton was in jail at the time of these occurrences, the threats were transmitted to Hinton by Hinton’s wife.…