John Thomas Lott, Appellant, v. Attorney General of the United States et al., Appellees, 262 F.2d 333 (5th Cir. 1958)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 262 F.2d 333 (5th Cir. 1958) December 10, 1958

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; William H. Atwell, Judge.

John Thomas Lott, in pro. per.

William B. West, III, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., Cavett S. Binion, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, JONES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.


The appellant, serving a sentence for a narcotics offense, filed a motion to vacate judgment under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. The motion was denied. See Lott v. United States, 5 Cir., 1958, 262 F.2d 332. Upon denial of the motion the appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus asserting the same grounds as were contained in his § 2255 motion. The district court entered an order without a hearing dismissing the petition. This appeal is from that order. The order was properly entered. 28 U.S.C.A. § 2244. It is

Affirmed.

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