U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1969

Elmer B. Pickens v. United States

Elmer B. Pickens v. United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 24, 1969 · Bell, Ainsworth, Godbold
412 F.2d 859; 1969 U.S. App. LEXIS 11363 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Elmer B. Pickens v. United States

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

It is ordered, sua sponte, that counsel be appointed to represent appellant and to assist the court in the determination whether the case of United States v. Jackson, 1968, 390 U.S. 570, 88 S.Ct. 1209, 20 L.Ed.2d 138, applied to the Federal Bank Robbery Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113(e) in Pope v. United States, 1968, 392 U.S. 651, 88 S.Ct. 2145, 20 L.Ed.2d 1317, should be applied retroactively, and if so, whether the decision should be applied in the instant case in view of the fact that appellant’s sentence was fixed by a jury on his plea of guilty. See Lone v. United States, D.C.N.D.Cal., 299 F.Supp. 855, April 28, 1969, for a collation of authorities. See Brady v. United States, 395 U.S. 976, 89 S.Ct. 2146, 23 L.Ed.2d 764, certiorari granted on retroactivity question under federal kidnapping act.

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