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

Thomas H. Hopkins v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided April 10, 1970 · Wisdom, Coleman, Simpson

423 F.2d 1206; 1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 9841 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Thomas H. Hopkins, pro se., Seagal V. Wheatley, U. S. Atty., Jeremiah Handy, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonia, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

Willie Frank Hart v. United States (5th Cir. 1978)
United States v. Reedy McCallum (4th Cir. 1970)
Robert Miller and Peter Jarvi v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary (5th Cir. 1970)

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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.

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