UNITED STATES v. HAGINS

No. 71-2334. Summary Calendar.

451 F.2d 359 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold Delano HAGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. MacMaster, Dallas, Tex. (Court Appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Eldon B. Mahon, U. S. Atty., Charles D. Cabaniss, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this case the District Court denied the letter motions of the prisoner, Harold D. Hagins, for modification or reduction of a two months sentence for escape from the Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville, Texas.

The motions, on their face, appealed only to the sound discretion of the sentencing court. The appropriate exercise of that discretion will not be disturbed on appeal.

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