William Carl Mixon, Plaintiff-appellant, v. United States of America, Defendant-appellee, 616 F.2d 253 (5th Cir. 1980)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 616 F.2d 253 (5th Cir. 1980) April 14, 1980. Opinion on Rehearing June 30, 1980. See 620 F.2d 486

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Joe Ewing Estes, Judge.

Robin P. Hartmann, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

Arnaldo N. Cavazos, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

Before BROWN, TJOFLAT and FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:


A majority of the court being of the opinion that the petition for rehearing should be granted as to the Fed. R. Crim. P. Rule 11 issue, and inasmuch as the practice of this court forbids a divided vote in cases disposed of on its summary calendar, Fed. R. App. P. 34(a), 5th Cir. R. 18, this case shall be set down for oral argument, and this panel's opinion in, 608 F.2d 588 (5th Cir. 1979) is accordingly VACATED.

FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge, dissents.

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