JONES v. BLACKWELL

No. 30534.

434 F.2d 253 (1970)

James Edward JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Olin G. BLACKWELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Jones, pro se.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Allen I. Hirsch, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This case comes to us from the district court's denial of a motion to vacate and set aside sentences entered on pleas of guilty. We affirm.1

Appellant contends that his privately retained counsel misled him into thinking that he was going to get a harsh sentence if he did not plead guilty. Thus, it is urged, his pleas were not made knowingly and voluntarily. We find no merit in these assertions.

Appellant was...

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