WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
In August 1932 appellant participated in the armed robbery of a postoffice station. In the following month he was arrested and indicted for armed robbery of mail matter, under § 197 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S. C.A. § 320, 35 Stat. 1126. Without counsel, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment, the mandatory penalty under the statute. He now seeks release by writ of habeas corpus. A writ was issued by...
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