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ROBINSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 18720.

444 F.2d 1394 (1971)

B. Ellis ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

June 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Ellis Robinson, pro se.

William C. Lee, U. S. Atty., Fort Wayne, Ind., David M. Quinn, Sp. Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, for defendant-appellee.

Before DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge, STEVENS, Circuit Judge and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition filed under Title 28 U.S.C. § 2255. On petitioner's plea of guilty, he was convicted of first degree murder (18 U.S.C. § 1111), murdering an employee of the Bureau of Narcotics, and was sentenced for a term of life imprisonment.

Petitioner urges that the sentencing provision of 18 U.S.C. § 1111 is unconstitutional in that it needlessly encourages waiver of his right to trial by...

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