Legal Opinion
United States v. Welch
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided December 13, 1960No. Cr. A. No. 3769PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN E. MILLER, Chief Judge.
On December 1, 1960, the petitioner, Elry A. Welch, who is presently confined in the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, filed a motion in forma pauperis to vacate and set aside the judgment and sentence in this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255.
The petition alleges the following facts:
On August 29,1944, the defendant was indicted by the Grand Jury in this District on four counts. Count 1 charged that the defendant and one Mattie Lee Coe conspired to unlawfully transport in interstate commerce one Leon Lawhon who had been kidnaped. Counts 2 and 3 charged…
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