Kenneth Chapman v. United States

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court’s denial of a motion under 28 U.S. C. § 2255 to have the appellant’s conviction and sentence vacated, appeal rights reopened, and counsel appointed to perfect an appeal in forma pauperis. We reverse.

The appellant, Kenneth Chapman, was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) for attempted entry into a bank with intent to commit a felony and.was sentenced on November 16, 1966, to serve a term of ten years. His retained attorney filed a timely notice of appeal. He asserts that several months later he wrote his attor ney to inquire about…