BRANTLEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 14171.

200 F.2d 556 (1952)

BRANTLEY v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 22, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Robert Brantley, in pro. per.

Joseph E. Brown, U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and BORAH, and RIVES, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Convicted on his plea of guilty of falsely making and forging a prescription for narcotic drugs, in violation of Secs. 1001 and 494 of Title 18 U.S.C.A., appellant was, on September 26, 1950, sentenced to imprisonment for five years.

On May 26, 1952, he filed a "motion for modification or correction of sentence". Though filed purportedly under Sec. 2255 Title 28, no matter was alleged in the motion which would support relief under that...

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