TORRES v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-2357 Summary Calendar.

505 F.2d 957 (1974)

Jose M. TORRES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 30, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Calamia, El Paso, Tex. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

William S. Sessions, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Ronald F. Ederer, Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Jose M. Torres pled guilty to a charge of receiving, concealing and facilitating the concealment of a quantity of heroin, in violation of former 21 U.S.C. § 174.1 He was sentenced to serve seven years, and took no direct appeal. Torres now appeals the district court's denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction and sentence. We find that the trial...

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