John Joseph Putnam v. United States

HILL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from an order of the-court below denying, without a hearing, appellant’s motion under Rule 32(d), F. R.Crim.P., 18 U.S.C.A., to withdraw his plea of guilty and under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 to vacate and set aside his conviction and sentence. The primary issues are whether appellant was entitled to an evidentiary hearing and whether his plea of guilty was entered voluntarily and knowingly with a full understanding of the nature of the charge against him.

On September 28, 1963, Putnam entered into a rental contract with a Hertz Rent-A-Car agency in Toronto,…