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UNITED STATES v. FLETCHER

Crim. Nos. 329-54-332-54.

160 F.Supp. 63 (1958)

UNITED STATES of America v. Bernard E. FLETCHER.

United States District Court District of Columbia, Criminal Division.

March 18, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Leon Williams, Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Oscar Altshuler, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for respondent.

YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.

Petitioner filed a motion to vacate judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. In his petition he charged that court-appointed counsel had asked him for money and upon finding that petitioner had no money to give him, advised him to plead guilty.

The Court is of the opinion that such an allegation warrants a hearing to determine its truth. In Morris v. United States1

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