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HERNANDEZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 17170.

256 F.2d 342 (1958)

Roberto Martinez HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto M. Hernandez, in pro. per.

Russell B. Wine, U. S. Atty., John E. Banks, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for appellee.

Before RIVES, JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of knowingly and fraudulently receiving or concealing 40 grams of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. He admitted that he had been previously convicted of "a violation of the narcotics and marihuana laws." The district court on April 26, 1956, sentenced him to imprisonment for seven years. In December 1957 he moved to vacate the judgment and sentence under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. The district court denied his motion...

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