Ball v. United States

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued June 30, 1960.

Decided July 7, 1960.

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1960-07-07

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently July 1985

3 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

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

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1960-07-07

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¶1Mr. Robert T. Smith, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Norman A. Flan-ingam, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by this court) was on the brief, for appellant.

¶2Mr. Maurice R. Dunie, Asst. U. S. Atty., wi'th whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appel-lee.

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

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5These appeals are from orders of the District Court denying, without hearing, motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside a sentence for manslaughter. We find no error.

¶6Affirmed.