James Vernoise Anderson v. United States

Petitioner Anderson, with two other individuals, was charged and, with one other individual, was convicted of robbing a bank by use of a deadly weapon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d). The conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. United States v. West, 517 F.2d 483 (8th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom., 423 U.S. 948, 96 S.Ct. 365, 46 L.Ed.2d 283 (1975). 1 Petitioner filed the instant motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on January 29,1979, alleging his conviction was obtained by the use of evidence obtained pursuant to an unlawful (1) arrest, (2) search and…