John Kent Smith, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 401 F.2d 773 (4th Cir. 1968)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 401 F.2d 773 (4th Cir. 1968) Argued October 10, 1968
Decided October 15, 1968

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; Edward S. Northrop, Judge.

William B. Kempton, Baltimore, Md. (Court-appointed counsel) [L. Vernon Miller, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Court-appointed counsel) on brief], for appellant.

Paul M. Rosenberg, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Stephen H. Sachs, U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, BRYAN, and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:


The judgment denying John Kent Smith's application for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is affirmed upon the opinion of the district court. Smith v. United States, 277 F. Supp. 850 (D. Md. 1967).

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