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Williams v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 28, 1962
309 F.2d 890 (5th Cir. 1962)

Opinion

No. 19904.

November 28, 1962.

Alfred James Williams, Jr., appellant, in pro. per.

T. Gary Cole, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., Barefoot Sanders, U.S. Atty., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and WISDOM and GEWIN, Circuit Judges.


The trial court refused to entertain this motion under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255, under the authority of the provision of that Section stating, "The sentencing court shall not be required to entertain a second or successive motion for similar relief on behalf of the same prisoner." We conclude that in following this course of action the trial court did not commit error.

The judgment is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Williams v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 28, 1962
309 F.2d 890 (5th Cir. 1962)
Case details for

Williams v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Alfred James WILLIAMS, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Nov 28, 1962

Citations

309 F.2d 890 (5th Cir. 1962)

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