Julius A. Petro v. United States

Petitioner-appellant was convicted in 1952 of bank robbery with force and violence and putting the life of a bank branch manager in jeopardy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and 2113(d), and was sentenced to a prison term of twenty-five years. His conviction was affirmed by this court. Petro v. United States, 6 Cir., 210 F.2d 49, cert. denied, 347 U.S. 978, 74 S.Ct. 790, 98 L.Ed. 1116.

On July 10, 1963, he filed a motion to vacate sentence, which was overruled by the late District Judge Charles J. Mc-Namee. No appeal was perfected from that decision.

The present case originated as a motion…