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Finley v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 17, 1961
296 F.2d 238 (5th Cir. 1961)

Opinion

No. 19076.

November 17, 1961.

Grovene James Finley, in pro. per.

Truett Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Floyd M. Buford, U.S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, CAMERON and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


This appeal presents solely a question of law. The law is settled by our previous discussion in Finley v. United States of America, 5th Cir., 266 F.2d 29. There being no requirement under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 that the trial court hold a hearing on a Section 2255 petition where only a question of law is involved, we conclude that the trial court did not error in denying the petition.

The judgment is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Finley v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 17, 1961
296 F.2d 238 (5th Cir. 1961)
Case details for

Finley v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Grovene James FINLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Nov 17, 1961

Citations

296 F.2d 238 (5th Cir. 1961)

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