CLANTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 73-2637.

488 F.2d 1069 (1974)

Marcus Junior CLANTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Chandler, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Robert L. Smith, J. Owen Forrester, Anthony M. Arnold, Asst. U. S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and GEE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 25, 1974.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Marcus Junior Clanton brought this appeal from an unfavorable decision denying him relief under 28 U. S.C. § 2255. The sole issue is whether he was mentally competent when he entered pleas of guilty, then represented by counsel, and was sentenced on two charges of bank robbery.

The record shows that a psychologist, Dr. Boone, in a report dated January...

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