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O'Neill v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Apr 1, 1971
438 F.2d 1236 (8th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 20623.

April 1, 1971.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota; Edward J. Devitt, Chief Judge.

Vernon C. O'Neill, pro se.

Robert G. Renner, U.S. Atty., and Stephen G. Palmer, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before VOGEL and ROSS, Circuit Judges, and STEPHENSON, Chief District Judge.


Vernon C. O'Neill, petitioner-appellant, currently confined in the Federal Correctional Institution at Sandstone, Minnesota, commenced this proceeding for relief under the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. In a carefully considered opinion published as O'Neill v. United States, D.C.Minn., 1970, 315 F. Supp. 1352, Chief Judge Devitt found that the records and files in this case were sufficient from which to determine that the petition for relief was without merit and accordingly an evidentiary hearing was not necessary. We agree. This case is in all things affirmed on the basis of Judge Devitt's opinion as published.


Summaries of

O'Neill v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Apr 1, 1971
438 F.2d 1236 (8th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

O'Neill v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Vernon C. O'NEILL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: Apr 1, 1971

Citations

438 F.2d 1236 (8th Cir. 1971)

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