Legal Opinion
United States v. James Joseph Leather
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1959No. 12614_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOCH, Circuit Judge.
James Joseph Leather was indicted for violations of Sections 2113(a) and 2113 (d) of Title 18, U.S.C., the federal bank robbery statute.
On defendant’s plea of guilty, the District Judge sentenced him to fifteen years’ imprisonment on Count I of the indictment,, predicated on Section 2113 (a), and to five years’ imprisonment, to be served concurrently, on Count 2 of the indictment, predicated on Section 2113(d). Defendant began serving the sentences May 23, 1952. On December 2, 1958, he moved to vacate the sentence on Count I. The District Judge denied the defendant’s…
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