Farrell v. United States

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued Oct. 6, 1959.

Decided Oct. 15, 1959.

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1959-10-15

2 counsel of record

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on Rich v. Mitchell

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1959-10-15

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¶1Mr. Michael A. Schuchat, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

¶2Mr. Gerald P. Choppin, Atty., Dept, of Justice, of the bar of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Messrs. Oliver’ Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for. appellee.

¶3Before Edgerton, Fahy and Danaher, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5Upon the basis of findings of fact made by the District Court after a hearing on appellant’s motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1952) we affirm the judgment of the District Court denying relief from the sentence appellant was serving due to his previous conviction of housebreaking, 22 D.C.Code § 1801 (1951), and larceny, 22 D.C.Code §§ 2201, 2202 (Supp. VII, 1959).

¶6Affirmed.