UNITED STATES v. BENTHIEN

No. 7776.

434 F.2d 1031 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Roberto Power BENTHIEN, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 25, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto Power Benthien pro se.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.


ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

On September 13, 1967, after a jury finding of guilty, defendant was sentenced in the district court of Puerto Rico by a visiting judge. He was represented by competent counsel, and the court, relying upon counsel, did not itself inform defendant of his appeal rights as required by Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(a) (2). Defendant did not appeal. Thereafter he filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion seeking to reinstate his right of appeal. The court found that...

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