Castaldi v. United States

MEREDITH, District Judge.

This matter is pending on a motion to vacate judgment and sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The background of the prior litigation is fully set out in the opinion of the Court of Appeals, Drummond v. United States, 350 F.2d 983 (8 Cir. 1965). Briefly, a three-count indictment was returned against petitioner and his co-defendant, William C. Drummond. Count One charged both with a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 471 and 472, counterfeiting a $20 federal reserve note. Count Two charged co-defendant Drummond alone with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 474, making a plate in the…