Case Name: Elmer B. PICKENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-07-24
Citations: 412 F.2d 859
Docket Number: No. 27280
Parties: Elmer B. PICKENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 412
Pages: 859–859

Head Matter:
Elmer B. PICKENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 27280.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
July 24, 1969.
Elmer B. Pickens, pro se.
R. Macey Taylor, Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon L. Weaver, U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., for appellee.
Before BELL, AINSWORTH, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
It is ordered, sua sponte, that counsel be appointed to represent appellant and to assist the court in the determination whether the case of United States v. Jackson, 1968, 390 U.S. 570, 88 S.Ct. 1209, 20 L.Ed.2d 138, applied to the Federal Bank Robbery Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113(e) in Pope v. United States, 1968, 392 U.S. 651, 88 S.Ct. 2145, 20 L.Ed.2d 1317, should be applied retroactively, and if so, whether the decision should be applied in the instant case in view of the fact that appellant's sentence was fixed by a jury on his plea of guilty. See Lone v. United States, D.C.N.D.Cal., 299 F.Supp. 855, April 28, 1969, for a collation of authorities. See Brady v. United States, 395 U.S. 976, 89 S.Ct. 2146, 23 L.Ed.2d 764, certiorari granted on retroactivity question under federal kidnapping act.