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CHUNN v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-2156.

462 F.2d 1100 (1972)

Willard Junior CHUNN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 19, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willard Junior Chunn, pro se.

Charles S. White-Spunner, U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge and GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Unusual as is issuance of the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus,1 rarer still is the classic § 2255 unlawful sentence. The confused record in this case, however, indicates that Defendant apparently has been sentenced to a longer term than the statute allows. Accordingly, we vacate and remand the District Court's order denying § 2255 relief for further appropriate proceedings.

Defendant was convicted on his pleas...

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