Legal Opinion
George Calvin Ford v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1969No. 19639_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner-appellant George Calvin Ford seeks relief in this § 2255 proceeding from a 15-year sentence imposed upon a plea of guilty to an attempted robbery of the State Bank of Fisk in Butler County, Missouri, on September 12, 1966, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d). Ford was initially arrested by Missouri authorities and allegedly was held incommunicado from on or about September 12, 1966 to September 21, 1966. He remained in state custody until the 11th day of January, 1967, when he was arrested on the federal charge. Counsel was appointed for…
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3Cited by39 opinions
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