WHEAT v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-2591 Summary Calendar.

587 F.2d 798 (1979)

James LaFurn WHEAT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James LaFurn Wheat, pro se.

Donald L. Beckner, U. S. Atty., James Stanley Lemelle, Asst. U. S. Atty., Baton Rouge, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before CLARK, RONEY, and GEE, Circuit Judges:


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 6, 1979.

PER CURIAM:

James LaFurn Wheat pled guilty to a three count indictment alleging that he had possessed a check stolen from the mail, that he forged the check, and that he uttered and published the check. He received a prison sentence totaling twenty-five years. He then filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence, which the district court denied. Wheat appeals the denial of his motion...

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