United States v. Ketchum

FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge.

“This case is to be classified with those others, not uncommon, which involve nothing more than a ‘disappointed expectation when a plea of guilt is not productive of the light sentence confidently expected.’ ” Verdon v. United States, 296 F.2d 549, 553 (8th Cir. 1961).1

In Civil 16773, Warren W. Ketchum seeks release from federal custody and his present confinement in the Atlanta Penitentiary pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. In Criminal 26908, Ketchum has moved to be permitted to withdraw his pleas of guilty, pursuant to Rule 32(d) of the Federal Rules of…