GREER v. UNITED STATES

No. 28833.

429 F.2d 7 (1970)

Joseph R. GREER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Greer, pro se.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Allen L. Chancey, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Joseph R. Greer applied for relief from a judgment of conviction and sentence under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (1959) on the grounds: (1) that the court which tried him failed to comply with Rule 11, Fed. R.Crim.P., and (2) that he was under the influence of drugs at the time of his sentencing. After a plenary hearing, in which appellant competently acted as his own attorney, the district court denied his motion in a well-documented opinion. We affirm.

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