Fred Rudolph Hunt v. United States

Fourth Circuit

Fred Rudolph Hunt v. United States

237 F.2d 267, 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 2895

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

DecidedOctober 3, 1956

Docket7247

StatusPublished

Cited by4 cases

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Fred Rudolph Hunt v. United States, 237 F.2d 267, 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 2895 (4th Cir. 1956).

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate and set aside a sentence in a criminal case. Appellant was charged with transporting a stolen automobile in ■interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. He waived indictment and representation by counsel, pleaded guilty to the charge as contained in an information and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Some months later he filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate the sentence on the ground that the evidence which the government had of interstate transportation was hearsay and that there was no sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction. It is a sufficient answer to this that appellant voluntarily pleaded guilty to the charge against him. Where an accused pleads guilty, it is not necessary that the crime be established by proof. The District Judge found:

“That the defendant was granted every right afforded him by the Constitution of the United States; that the Court offered to appoint counsel for him, which he refused, and that he entered a plea of guilty knowing the effect of such plea, since he had previously had many experiences in the courts”.

The motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was without merit and was properly denied. Under the circumstances of the case, the judge properly refused to have appellant brought from prison to attend the hearing, but did appoint counsel to represent him.

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate and set aside a sentence in a criminal case. Appellant was charged with transporting a stolen automobile in ■interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. He waived indictment and representation by counsel, pleaded guilty to the charge as contained in an information and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Some months later he filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate the sentence on the ground that the evidence which the government had of interstate transportation was hearsay and that there was no sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction. It is a sufficient answer to this that appellant voluntarily pleaded guilty to the charge against him. Where an accused pleads guilty, it is not necessary that the crime be established by proof. The District Judge found:

“That the defendant was granted every right afforded him by the Constitution of the United States; that the Court offered to appoint counsel for him, which he refused, and that he entered a plea of guilty knowing the effect of such plea, since he had previously had many experiences in the courts”.

The motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was without merit and was properly denied. Under the circumstances of the case, the judge properly refused to have appellant brought from prison to attend the hearing, but did appoint counsel to represent him.

Affirmed.

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