RICHARDS v. UNITED STATES

No. 23356.

371 F.2d 611 (1967)

Joseph Linwood RICHARDS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Datz, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellant.

Virginia Q. Beverly, Asst. U. S. Atty., Edward F. Boardman, U. S. Atty., Middle Dist. of Florida, for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and BELL and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal from the denial by the trial court without a hearing of appellant's motion to vacate a judgment of conviction and sentence, under authority of 28 U.S.C.A. Section 2255, raises one question only: Did appellant's attack, in his motion, upon the competence of counsel, entitle him to a hearing by the trial court? Richards was convicted and sentenced and, on direct appeal to this court, his conviction and sentence were affirmed. Richards v. United...

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