United States v. Carlos Lamont Scruggs

Carlos Lamont Scruggs appeals from the denial of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 for relief from a twenty-year sentence imposed in 1971. The appeal is presently before us upon application of Scruggs for appointment of counsel. We deny the application and dismiss the appeal as frivolous. See Local Rules 2 and 9.

On February 10, 1971, Scruggs was convicted after trial by jury of aggravated armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d), and on February 26, 1971, was sentenced to a term of twenty-five years imprisonment. On appeal, this Court vacated the sentence because an…