CRUZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 10488.

368 F.2d 783 (1966)

Angel Luis CRUZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Pope, Columbia, S. C. (Court-assigned counsel), for appellant.

Thomas P. Simpson, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Terrell L. Glenn, U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and WINTER and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Having served his sentence and been released, Angel Cruz, nevertheless, seeks a new trial pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2255 because of his apprehension that unless his conviction and sentence are vacated he will not be able to resume employment as a merchant seaman.1 At the time he filed his petition, he was in custody. Query: Being now free, is he under a sufficient detriment to be entitled to the statutory relief authorized...

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