UNITED STATES v. STOCKWELL

No. 72-1694.

472 F.2d 1186 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Lee STOCKWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied April 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Murray (argued), of Hitt, Murray & Caffray, Long Beach, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Vincent John Marella, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Curtis B. Rappe, Eric A. Nobles, John F. Walter, Asst. U. S. Attys., William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUFSTEDLER and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and SKOPIL, District Judge.


Certiorari Denied April 23, 1973. See 93 S.Ct. 1924.

ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

The only substantial question in this appeal from a counterfeiting conviction is whether the sentence was lawfully imposed.

Before trial, the district judge told the defendant that if he were to plead guilty to one count he would receive a three-year sentence, as did a co-defendant who pled guilty. The court added that if the defendant chose to stand trial and was...

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