TURNER v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 76-497-N.

423 F.Supp. 581 (1976)

Willie Lloyd TURNER, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

December 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard P. Rowe (Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Greer), Norfolk, Va., for petitioner.

Michael A. Rhine, Asst. U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va. (William B. Cummings, U. S. Atty.), Alexandria, Va., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.

Petitioner proceeds under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 seeking to vacate a five year sentence imposed by this Court on September 2, 1970, for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) [National Firearms Act] in Criminal Action No. 74-70-N. He argues ineffective service of counsel in contravention of a criminal defendant's rights as secured by the Sixth Amendment. He alleges appointed trial counsel failed...

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