ZAMORA v. UNITED STATES

No. 21458.

397 F.2d 254 (1968)

Adolfo ZAMORA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

June 21, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adolfo Zamora, in pro. per.

James P. Alger, U. S. Atty., Agana, Guam, for appellee.

Before KOELSCH and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and FOLEY, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

In his 2255 petition Zamora alleged that at the time he entered the plea of guilty to the charge of grand theft, upon which the conviction rests, he was unaware of the punishment provided for that crime. He asked that the sentence be vacated and the plea expunged and that he be allowed to plead anew.

The district court dismissed the petition without a hearing. This was error. The record of Zamora's arraignment...

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