UNITED STATES v. ESTEP

Cr. No. 1922.

151 F.Supp. 668 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America v. William ESTEP.

United States District Court N. D. Texas, Abilene Division.

May 13, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. J. Marshall, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner.

Heard L. Floore, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for the U. S.


DAVIDSON, Chief Judge.

This is a petition of the prisoner William Estep to reopen and set aside the judgment of conviction.

Title 28, Section 2255 by its wording and by decisions of interpretation leaves much to the trial judge's discretion. Where and when may he use this discretion and when does he abuse it? The whole field of our jurisprudence must answer.

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