Thomas H. Hopkins v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit April 10, 1970

Thomas H. Hopkins v. United States, 423 F.2d 1206 (5th Cir. 1970)

1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 9841

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

In this case the district court denied the appellant’s motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 without making findings of fact and conclusions of law, as is required by the provisions of Rule 52(a), F.R.Civ.P. See Welch v. Beto, 5th Cir. 1968, 400 F.2d 582; Waters v. Beto, 5th Cir. 1968, 392 F.2d 74. Therefore the case is remanded to enable the district court to state its findings and conclusions.

Remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name: Thomas H. HOPKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published