UNITED STATES v. WIGGINS

Crim. No. 1803-53.

184 F.Supp. 673 (1960)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. William H. WIGGINS, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

June 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Oscar Altshuler, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Edward L. Genn, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is a motion by the defendant in a criminal case to vacate the judgment of conviction and set aside the sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, on the alleged grounds that he was insane when the crime was committed by him, and further that he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. The defendant does not deny his guilt or claim innocence. He urges that he should not be held responsible for...

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