Charles Edward Eakes v. United States

Charles Edward Eakes appeals from a denial of his motion to vacate his sentence, 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

The appellant, represented by court-appointed counsel, was convicted upon his plea of guilty on two counts of an indictment for bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d); and a third count under § 2113(b) was dismissed. He was sentenced on April 3, 1967, to serve two concurrent sentences of twenty years. There was no direct appeal.

There is no merit to the contention of the appellant that the judgment should be vacated because the district court misled him as to the sentence which…