HOULE v. UNITED STATES

No. 73-3960. Summary Calendar.

493 F.2d 915 (1974)

Joseph Eugene Robert HOULE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. R. Houle, pro se.

Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before BELL, SIMPSON and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from denial of a motion in the nature of one seeking relief under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. Appellant claims that the sentence was based on impermissible considerations, to wit, the fact of his arrest while on bail awaiting trial, and a series of Canadian convictions allegedly suffered without the benefit of counsel.1

As for the subsequent arrest, it is clear that a sentencing judge's wide discretion permits...

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