WALLACE v. WILLINGHAM

No. 8136.

351 F.2d 299 (1965)

William Leon WALLACE, Appellant, v. John T. WILLINGHAM, Warden United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

October 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Neighbors, Boulder, Colo. for appellant.

Benjamin E. Franklin, Kansas City, Kan. (Newell A. George, Kansas City, Kan., was with him on brief), for appellee.

Before MURRAH, Chief Judge, and PICKETT and SETH, Circuit Judges


MURRAH, Chief Judge.

The trial court dismissed the petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that the exclusive remedy for his alleged illegal restraint was provided in Section 2255, 28 U.S.C.A. Appeal was allowed in forma pauperis and appointed counsel has advanced the rather novel argument that the prior unsuccessful proceedings under Section 2255 was "ineffective and inadequate" because the petitioner was not represented by counsel in...

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