Bill Harvey Dukes v. United States

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:

Dukes is serving a 25 year sentence for armed robbery of a national bank in Los Angeles. There seems to have been at least one shot fired into' the bank’s ceiling. Too late, he attempted an appeal. And, so he had none. Now he seeks under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to review much of his trial. The district court ruled against him on this civil proceeding. Appeal is taken now, asserting errors in the original trial and in the § 2255 process. We affirm.

Appellant is greatly disturbed that a confederate received a six year sentence for his part and he, Dukes, received a 25 year…