U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1965

Clarence Williams v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided April 2, 1965 · Wisdom, Bell

343 F.2d 472; 1965 U.S. App. LEXIS 6042 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Clarence Williams, pro se., H. M. Ray, U. S. Atty., Oxford, Miss., for appellee.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks relief under 28 U.S. C.A. § 2255. The record shows affirmatively that he intelligently and effectively waived counsel when he pleaded guilty in 1956. He was twice offered a lawyer and he twice stated that he did not want a lawyer. See McCaffrey v. United States, 5 Cir., 1964, 328 F.2d 606.

Affirmed.

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