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UNITED STATES v. MERRITT

No. 75-1019.

528 F.2d 650 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy MERRITT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Dennis Hoover, Valparaiso, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

John R. Wilks, U.S. Atty., Fort Wayne, Ind., Andrew B. Baker, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Hammond, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, TONE, Circuit Judge, and HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

In this direct appeal defendant claims ineffective assistance of trial counsel in violation of his sixth amendment right. This issue was raised in a motion for a new trial filed by counsel appointed to represent defendant on appeal, this court having remanded for the purpose of permitting such a motion to be presented to the District Court. See Fed.R.Crim.P. 33.

Defendant was represented in a trial in the Northern District of Indiana by a court...

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