Robert Bruce Furman v. United States

Appellant Robert Bruce Furman, a federal prisoner, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, T.F. Gilroy Daly, Chief Judge, denying his petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1976) to vacate his prior conviction of kidnaping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201 (1976). The petition contended principally that prior to Furman’s conviction, the district court had erred in denying his motions to suppress certain evidence. The district court denied the petition on the ground that these contentions had been raised and decided adversely to Furman on his…