Dimenza v. Johnston

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court denying Philip Dimenza’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was sentenced to an aggregate term of twenty-two years, as follows: five years under count one of his indictment, for violation of 12 U.S.C.A. § 588b (a); five years each under counts two, three and four for violations of 12 U.S.C.A. § 588b (b); and two years under count five for conspiracy to violate § 588b (b), all to be served consecutively.

Petitioner, conceding the validity of his sentence under counts two and five, petitioned for release after…