UNITED STATES v. MANCUSI

No. 67 C 526.

275 F.Supp. 508 (1967)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Elliott THURMOND, Petitioner, v. Vincent R. MANCUSI, Warden of Attica State Prison, Attica, New York, Respondent.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

Following Hearing October 13, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Bernard Richland, New York City, for petitioner.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, New York City, for respondent. Murray Sylvester, Mortimer Sattler, Asst. Attys Gen., of counsel.


OPINION AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, District Judge.

Petitioner pled guilty to the felony of attempting to sell six marijuana cigarettes. A first offender, he was sentenced in March of 1964 by the County Court, Nassau County, to a term of two and one-half to five years imprisonment. He did not appeal but commenced serving his sentence at once. After unsuccessfully seeking a writ of coram nobis in the state courts, petitioner now seeks release from Attica State Prison...

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