KENNEDY v. UNITED STATES

No. 16800.

249 F.2d 257 (1957)

Joseph Morris KENNEDY v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 6, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Morris Kennedy, in pro. per. and Chester E. Wallace, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

William C. Calhoun, U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., for appellee.

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


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order by the District Court denying without a hearing appellant's petition to vacate judgment and set aside sentence under authority of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. When such a petition is filed it is the duty of the trial court to conduct a hearing, "determine the issues and make findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect thereto," unless "the motion and the files and records of the case conclusively show...

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