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HINTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 15859.

232 F.2d 485 (1956)

Abraham John HINTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 8, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Koman Simon, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

William M. Steger, U. S. Atty., Harlon E. Martin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and CAMERON, Circuit Judges.

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

The basic question before us on this appeal is whether the appellant, Abraham John Hinton, prior to his arraignment and convictions on pleas of guilty to charges of narcotics violations, was adequately informed of his constitutional right to counsel so that his waiver of this right was competently and intelligently made.1 Based on alleged denial of his constitutional rights in this and other similar respects, Hinton...

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