ARMSTEAD v. UNITED STATES

No. 20403.

318 F.2d 725 (1963)

George ARMSTEAD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 19, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Armstead, in pro. per.

Peter E. Duffy, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Louis C. La Cour, U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, GEWIN, and BELL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant was tried to a jury and convicted of smuggling marihuana into the United States in violation of Title 21 U.S.C.A. § 176a. He was sentenced to a term of seven years imprisonment. He was represented by counsel of his own choice and did not appeal from the judgment of conviction.

His motion under the authority of Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 to vacate the conviction and sentence was denied by the District Court without a hearing. The...

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