Case Name: Clifford R. HJELM, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee (four cases)
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1960-11-29
Citations: 283 F.2d 666
Docket Number: Nos. 16316-16319
Parties: Clifford R. HJELM, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee (four cases).
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 283
Pages: 666–666

Head Matter:
Clifford R. HJELM, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee (four cases).
Nos. 16316-16319.
United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.
Nov. 29, 1960.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 19, 1960.
Michael G. Simon and Joseph J. Dudley, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.
Fallon Kelly, U. S. Atty., and Hyam Segell, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Paul, Minn., for appellee.
Before SANBORN, MATTHES and BLACKMUN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
By a per curiam opinion and order entered April 28, 1960 (8 Cir., 277 F.2d-393), for the purpose of enabling us to determine whether or not the appeals of' Hjelm from his convictions and sentence, were frivolous and not taken in good, faith, as the Government claimed and the-District Court had certified, we directed, that the United States Attorney procure-at Government expense, and file, a transcript of so much of the evidence at the.trial of Hjelm as pertained to any three' of the twenty-three offenses of which he' was found guilty by a jury. We also diL rected that a copy of this partial transcript be served upon court-appointed! counsel for Hjelm, and that they thereafter file a statement pointing out specifically the presence of some error in the proceedings covered by the partial' transcript or of some issue for review which is not plainly frivolous. Counsel for the Government were directed to file a- response to that statement.
The partial transcript has been procured, filed and served. Counsel for Hjelm have filed a statement on his behalf, urging that leave be granted him to pi*oeeed further on appeal at Government expense. The Government has filed its-response. We are under obligation to-court-appointed counsel for their commendable representation of Hjelm. Our examination of the partial transcript, the-files and records of the District Court, the-statement of counsel for Hjelm, and the-response of counsel for the Government, as well as the statements and arguments which have been submitted and filed by-Hjelm personally in support of his motion-for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, indicates to us that the appeals of II j elm-present no issue for review which is not plainly frivolous, that the District Court did not err in certifying that the appeals-were not taken in good faith, and that there is no justification for requiring the-Government to bear the expense of prosecuting these appeals. They are dismissed: as plainly frivolous.