MITCHELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 194-70.

432 F.2d 94 (1970)

Howard D. MITCHELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Richard Hite, Denver, Colo., for petitioner-appellant.

Richard J. Spelts, Asst. U. S. Atty. (James L. Treece, U. S. Atty., and David L. Osborn, Asst. U. S. Atty., on the brief), for respondent-appellee.

Before BREITENSTEIN, HILL and HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The district court denied appellant Mitchell's petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 without an evidentiary hearing. A jury found him guilty of three counts charging mail fraud. He did not appeal from the sentence pronounced.

The sole ground asserted for relief is: "inadequacy of counsel (under the influence of alcohol at the time of trial)." The counsel was retained. In an affidavit supporting the petition, the appellant said that the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases