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UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 78-1068.

573 F.2d 527 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, v. Paul X WILLIAMS, United States District Judge, and George Lambert, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry R. McCord, U. S. Atty., Floyd Clardy, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., for writ of mandamus.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and LAY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The United States petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing Paul X Williams, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, to vacate his order modifying the sentence of George Lambert. The government contends that Judge Williams lacked the jurisdictional power to enter that order. We deny the petition.

On June 27, 1977, Judge Williams imposed concurrent two-year sentences on Lambert after Lambert pleaded nolo contendere...

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