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TWINING v. UNITED STATES

No. 20031.

321 F.2d 432 (1963)

Jack Wright TWINING, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., Frederick Burkart, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Louis R. Lucas, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Louis C. La Cour, U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before RIVES and GEWIN, Circuit Judges, and SHEEHY, District Judge.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an adverse ruling of the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in a proceeding instituted by appellant pursuant to 28 U.S. C.A. § 2255, filed approximately 5 years after sentence was imposed.

Briefly summarized, the defendant makes the following contentions: (1) he did not intelligently and understandably waive the right to counsel because he was not sufficiently informed of the nature

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