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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 31144.

443 F.2d 1151 (1971)

Albert Lee WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 11, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Lee Williams, pro se.

William Stafford, U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 filed by a federal prisoner. We affirm. On the claim of ineffectiveness of counsel, we apply the standard of MacKenna v. Ellis, 280 F.2d 592 (5th Cir. 1960), and its progeny,1 that counsel does not mean errorless counsel...

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