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WATSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 15544.

281 F.2d 619 (1960)

Clarence E. WATSON, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 12, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Julius W. Robertson, Washington, D. C., with whom Mrs. Dovey J. Roundtree, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant. Mr. Bruce R. Harrison, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief.

Before PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge, and DANAHER and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the denial, without hearing, of a motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The District Court found that the motion, files and records in the case conclusively showed that appellant was entitled to no relief, and the motion was thereupon denied.

The principal point raised on appeal, and that most stressed at the hearing, was that appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel in the respect following:

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