SHELTON v. UNITED STATES, 356 U.S. 26 (1958)

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SHELTON v. UNITED STATES, 356 U.S. 26 (1958)

356 U.S. 26

SHELTON v. UNITED STATES.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 223, Misc.
Decided March 10, 1958.

Certiorari granted; on consideration of the record and confession of error by the Solicitor General that the plea of guilty may have been improperly obtained, judgment of the Court of Appeals reversed and case remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.

Reported below: 246 F.2d 571.

Petitioner pro se.

Solicitor General Rankin for the United States.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and confession of error by the Solicitor General that the plea of guilty may have been improperly obtained, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is reversed and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.

Page 356 U.S. 26, 27




U.S. Supreme Court

SHELTON v. UNITED STATES, 356 U.S. 26 (1958)

356 U.S. 26

SHELTON v. UNITED STATES.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 223, Misc.
Decided March 10, 1958.

Certiorari granted; on consideration of the record and confession of error by the Solicitor General that the plea of guilty may have been improperly obtained, judgment of the Court of Appeals reversed and case remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.

Reported below: 246 F.2d 571.

Petitioner pro se.

Solicitor General Rankin for the United States.

PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and confession of error by the Solicitor General that the plea of guilty may have been improperly obtained, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is reversed and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.

Page 356 U.S. 26, 27

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