James Bostic, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 317 F.2d 143 (D.C. Cir. 1963)
Annotate this CaseDecided February 28, 1963
Mr. Edward J. Skeens, Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Mr. Barry Sidman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Oscar Altshuler, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.
Before EDGERTON, WASHINGTON, and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
We remanded this case to the District Court for a hearing on the issue of appellant's competency to stand trial. Bostic v. United States, 112 U.S.App. D.C. 17, 298 F.2d 678 (1961). See also Bostic v. United States, 68 App.D.C. 167, 94 F.2d 636 (1937), cert. denied, 303 U.S. 635, 58 S. Ct. 523, 82 L. Ed. 1095 (1938); Bostic v. Rives, 71 App.D.C. 2, 107 F.2d 649 (1939), cert. denied, 309 U.S. 664, 60 S. Ct. 593, 84 L. Ed. 1011 (1940). The District Court held a hearing, found that appellant was competent to stand trial, and denied his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. D.C., 206 F. Supp. 855 (1962). We find no error.
Affirmed.
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