UNITED STATES v. COLLIER

No. 16569.

399 F.2d 705 (1968)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William COLLIER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

July 22, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Collier, in pro. per.

Thomas A. Foran, U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for appellee, John Peter Lulinski, Gerald M. Werksman, Thomas N. Todd, Asst. U. S. Attys., of counsel.

Before HASTINGS, Circuit Judge, KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

William Collier appeals from an order denying his motion, made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to set aside a sentence imposed for a violation of the federal narcotic laws. Collier's principal claim for relief is that he was mentally incompetent to stand trial and therefore his conviction and sentence were invalid.

In 1951 Collier was convicted of a violation of the federal narcotic laws...

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