Legal Opinion
Robert John Austin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1969No. 23140PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying relief on a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 without holding an evidentiary hearing.
Appellant was indicted for bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Appellant, represented by counsel, entered a plea of guilty to the charge. On May 3, 1965, he was sentenced to a term of ten years, under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a) (2). The court recommended he be considered for parole after serving two years.
His § 2255 petition filed February 17, 1967, set forth three grounds: (1) that he was denied…
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