JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-3669 Summary Calendar.

475 F.2d 762 (1973)

Willie Lee JOHNSON, alias Will Johnson, No. 18914-149, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bishop W. J. Johnson, pro se.

Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, AINSWORTH and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Willie Lee Johnson appeals from the district court's denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction and sentence. We dismiss the appeal as not timely filed.

On July 24, 1972, the district court denied Johnson's motion for relief under § 2255. The appellant did not file a notice of appeal or similar document until October 24, 1972, when this Court received his "petition of appeal." This petition was later filed in...

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