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Bostic v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Feb 28, 1963
317 F.2d 143 (D.C. Cir. 1963)

Opinion

No. 17439.

Argued February 18, 1963.

Decided 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.


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.


Summaries of

Bostic v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Feb 28, 1963
317 F.2d 143 (D.C. Cir. 1963)
Case details for

Bostic v. United States

Case Details

Full title:James BOSTIC, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Feb 28, 1963

Citations

317 F.2d 143 (D.C. Cir. 1963)
115 U.S. App. D.C. 79

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