Case Name: POWELL v. UNITED STATES
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1949-05-13
Citations: 174 F.2d 470
Docket Number: No. 12539
Parties: POWELL v. UNITED STATES.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 174
Pages: 470–471

Head Matter:
POWELL v. UNITED STATES.
No. 12539.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
May 13, 1949.
No appearance for appellant.
Frank B. Potter, U.S. Atty., Fort Worth,. Texas, Clyde G. Hood, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dallas, Texas, for appellee.
Before HUTCHESON, SIBLEY, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Applying to the court, which had sentenced him on January 21, 1947, upon his- plea of guilty, to serve three years in the federal penitentiary, petitioner sought a vacation of the judgment.
Claiming that he was denied assistance of counsel and that the record spoke falsely in stating that the defendant had pleaded guilty, petitioner insists that he was denied due process.
The record shows affirmatively that petitioner, advised of his right to counsel and asked whether he desired to have one appointed, waived the assistance of counsel and entered his plea of guilty. The petition was based upon nothing but appellant's unsupported statement to the contrary.
The district judge was right in denying the petition. The judgment is
Affirmed.
Owens v. United States, 5 Cir., 174 F. 2d 469; Ossenfort v. Pulaski, 5 Cir., 171 P.2d 246.