EDWARDS v. UNITED STATES

Misc. No. 735.

256 F.2d 885 (1958)

Leon EDWARDS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

May 29, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. John T. Miller, Jr., and Thomas F. Ryan, Jr., Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for petitioner.

Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Lewis Carroll and Fred L. McIntyre, Asst. U. S. Attys., for respondent.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, FAHY and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner was sentenced for robbery in January, 1955. He took no appeal. In January, 1956, he moved for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging (1) counsel was not present during sentencing;1 (2) the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on flight; (3) the trial court laughed when petitioner advised the court at sentencing that he could not contact his counsel so that he could be present; and (4) the trial court...

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