Legal Opinion
Volney Davis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1955No. 15229PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
On December 9, 1952, Volney Davis filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota a motion, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to set aside, vacate and nullify or reduce a life sentence of imprisonment imposed on him by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on June 7,1935, pursuant to his entry of a plea of guilty to an indictment charging that he and others conspired to kidnap one Edward George Bremer at St. Paul, Minnesota, and transport him into the State of Illinois. 18 U.S.C. § 408a, now 18 U.S.C. § 1201.
Judge Matthew M.…
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