KENT v. UNITED STATES

No. 5512.

272 F.2d 795 (1959)

Thomas A. KENT, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals First Circuit.

December 28, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Kent, pro se, on brief for appellant.

Arlyne F. Hassett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom Anthony Julian, U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before WOODBURY, Chief Judge, and HARTIGAN and ALDRICH, Circuit Judges.


ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner is presently serving a sentence of 15 years imposed by the district court for the District of Massachusetts upon a plea of guilty to a charge of bank robbery. He appeals from the order denying his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction and sentence. The action of the court below took place after the taking of testimony at a hearing at which petitioner was not present or represented.

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