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FORRENS v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-1089.

504 F.2d 65 (1974)

George FORRENS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 1, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo N. Sherwood, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas E. Kotoske, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before CARTER and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and SCHNACKE, District Judge.

OPINION

SCHNACKE, District Judge:

Petitioner seeks to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that his plea of guilty to a charge of armed bank robbery was involuntary because he did not understand the English language at the time of his plea, and that he was given a 25-year sentence even though his lawyer promised him a maximum sentence of seven years if he entered a plea of guilty.

The District Court after reviewing the...

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