JOHNSTON v. U.S.

No. 87-1403.

832 F.2d 1 (1987)

Ralph JOHNSTON, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Romano, with whom Richard M. Egbert, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for petitioner, appellant.

Sydney Hanlon, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Frank L. McNamara, Jr., Acting U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for respondent, appellee.

Before BOWNES, Circuit Judge, TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Ralph Johnston appeals from the district court's summary dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Johnston stands convicted of federal drug possession and conspiracy charges and his conviction has been affirmed by this court. United States v. Johnston, 784 F.2d 416 (1st Cir.1986). The habeas petition alleges that the Supreme Court's recent decision in Arizona v. Hicks, ___...

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