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LEACH v. UNITED STATES

No. 19211.

353 F.2d 451 (1965)

William R. LEACH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1965.

Certiorari Denied February 21, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David E. Birenbaum, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Max M. Kampelman, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by this court) was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Norman Lefstein, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., at the time brief was filed, and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and BASTIAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Certiorari Denied February 21, 1966. See 86 S.Ct. 911.

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

Over three years ago, when Leach first appeared for sentencing after this robbery conviction, "his lawyer told the court that in the last 31 years, Leach's entire adult life, he had been out of prison only 63 days." Since that appearance, this case has followed a long and discouraging path.

We affirmed the conviction, but we remanded the case to the District judge for a reconsideration...

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