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GOVERNMENT OF CANAL ZONE v. CASTILLO

No. 78-5500. Summary Calendar.

590 F.2d 114 (1979)

GOVERNMENT OF the CANAL ZONE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel CASTILLO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray J. McQuary, Public Defender, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, for defendant-appellant.

Frank J. Violanti, U. S. Atty., Wallace D. Baldwin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Balboa, Canal Zone, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, GODBOLD and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Castillo was convicted on May 17, 1977, of bringing stolen property into the Canal Zone. On July 3, 1978, Castillo filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion alleging that his counsel had been ineffective because he had not explained to him his right to appeal or that an attorney would be appointed to represent him on appeal, nor had counsel determined if petitioner wished to perfect an appeal.1

Upon filing of the §...

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