United States v. Floyd Bruce

Petitioner-appellant, Floyd Bruce, appeals from the denial of his petition to correct or vacate part of sentences imposed on him in May of 1939. He proceeds under Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The sentences imposed followed the conviction of Bruce for his part in an enterprise which included robbing and theft of money contained in United States mail, the killing of the custodian of such mail, interstate transportation of such stolen money, and interstate flight to avoid prosecution for such criminal activities. His original sentence, imposed under the counts of two…