UNITED STATES v. PAGE

No. 163, Docket 23774.

229 F.2d 91 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Webster PAGE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City (Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., New York City, on the brief), for appellee.

Webster Page (on the brief), pro se.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and MEDINA and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.


WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.

On July 3, 1951, after the Legal Aid Society had been assigned to represent him, appellant entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment charging him and his co-defendant, one Turner, with the receipt, concealment, and sale of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 173, 174. At the trial, appellant decided to plead guilty. He did this against the advice of his assigned counsel, who asked the...

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