WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 13677.

310 F.2d 696 (1962)

Claude WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 26, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence F. Wittenstrom, Jr., Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

James P. O'Brien, U. S. Atty., Raymond F. Zvetina, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., John Peter Lulinski, Asst. U. S. Atty., of counsel, for appellee.

Before SCHNACKENBERG, KNOCH and KILEY, Circuit Judges.


KNOCH, Circuit Judge.

Claude Williams, petitioner-appellant herein, was indicted in May, 1955, in three counts for violation of the federal narcotics statutes. As Mr. Williams was without counsel, the District Court appointed John Gannon of the Illinois bar to represent him. Mr. Williams pleaded not guilty, and his trial was set for September 12, 1955.

On September 12, 1955, Mr. Gannon advised the Court that he had been unable to contact Mr. Williams after...

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