NEWTON v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 71-H-836.

329 F.Supp. 90 (1971)

Clifton NEWTON, Jr., Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

July 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifton Newton, Jr., pro se.

Government did not answer.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NOEL, District Judge.

Petitioner, a prisoner in state custody, has filed a motion to vacate sentence, 28 U.S.C. § 2255, in which he attacks a federal conviction. As the sentencing Judge now sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the petition was assigned to the docket of this Court. It appearing that petitioner is indigent, leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted, for proceedings in this Court only...

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