Richard L. Wilhite v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
The District Court denied, without hearing, appellant’s fourth motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1958), to vacate a sentence on a plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder. Appellant had been indicted for first degree murder growing out of rape of a girl age 25. Appellant was 16 years old at the time.
The Juvenile Court waived jurisdiction to the District Court and a coroner’s jury held appellant responsible for the death of the victim. Thereafter a lunacy inquiry was conducted and appellant found to be sane after two days of hearings. While his trial was in…
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- United States v. StevensonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1959
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