GATES v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 73-1565, 74-1102.

515 F.2d 73 (1975)

Arnold GATES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. Felix MELIAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic J. Artwick, Lance Haddix, Ronald Goldberg, Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Gary L. Starkman and Ann C. Tighe, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge, SWYGERT and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.


HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.

These appeals from district court orders denying petitioners' motions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, although arising from somewhat different facts and separately briefed, were consolidated for oral argument and decision because they raise the identical issue of whether 28 U.S.C. § 2255 requires that a guilty plea be set aside if the defendant was not informed that he would be ineligible for parole and was incorrectly informed...

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