WILSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 29733.

435 F.2d 162 (1970)

Dale Glennon WILSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale G. Wilson, pro se.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., J. Owen Forrester, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the district court's denial of appellant's motion to vacate judgment and sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm.1

Appellant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because only one attorney was appointed to represent both him and his co-defendant, even though he had a right to separate counsel since he was tried on a capital offense.2

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