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Shelton v. United States

U.S.
Mar 10, 1958
356 U.S. 26 (1958)

Opinion

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.

No. 223, Misc.

Decided March 10, 1958.

Certiorari granted; on consideration of the record and confession of error by the Solicitor General that the plea of guilty may have been improperly obtained, judgment of the Court of Appeals reversed and case remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.

Reported below: 246 F.2d 571.

Petitioner pro se.

Solicitor General Rankin for the United States.


The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and confession of error by the Solicitor General that the plea of guilty may have been improperly obtained, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is reversed and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.


Summaries of

Shelton v. United States

U.S.
Mar 10, 1958
356 U.S. 26 (1958)
Case details for

Shelton v. United States

Case Details

Full title:SHELTON v . UNITED STATES

Court:U.S.

Date published: Mar 10, 1958

Citations

356 U.S. 26 (1958)
78 S. Ct. 563

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