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OPELA v. UNITED STATES

No. 22076.

354 F.2d 693 (1966)

Alfred Alphonse OPELA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Delf Bryce, Austin, Tex., for appellant.

Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., Harry Lee Hudspeth, Asst. U. S. Attys., Ernest Morgan, U. S. Atty., Reese L. Harrison, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Western Dist. of Texas, San Antonio, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, COLEMAN, Circuit Judge, and HUNTER, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted under the Dyer Act. This appeal is based on the contention that appellant was denied the right to counsel at a critical stage of the proceedings against him1 contrary to the principles enunciated by the Supreme Court in Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 58 S.Ct. 1019, 82 L.Ed. 1461, and Massiah v. United States, 377 U.S. 201, 84 S.Ct. 1199...

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