William C. Coleman v. United States

DANAHER, Circuit Judge, with whom BAZELON, Chief Judge, arid FAHY, WASHINGTON and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges,

join:

We are here concerned with two appeals from post-conviction orders. In No. 17176, the appellant on May 17, 1962 filed his notice of appeal from the District Court’s order of May 8,1962, which denied appellant’s March 29, 1962 motion to reduce his death sentence to life imprisonment. The motion was based upon Public Law 87-423, infra note 8, and Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. In No. 17177, the appellant on June 15, 1962 filed his notice of appeal from the District…