Archie Raymond Streator v. United States

Appellant filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate and set aside sentences which totalled 20 years imposed for various offenses including Dyer Act violations, 18 U.S.C. § 2312, forging and uttering counterfeit securities, §§ 471 and 472, and unauthorizedly wearing the uniform of a Navy Lt. Commander, § 702. In his § 2255 motion appellant alleged that his pleas of guilty were induced by an FBI agent’s promise of a 7 year sentence. The district court without holding a hearing reviewed the transcripts of proceedings at…