Legal Opinion
Wilson v. United States
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided August 27, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 69-C-27-APublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, L. C. Wilson, alias Pat Wilson, seeks relief under a motion to vacate sentence, Section 2255, Title 28 U.S.C., from two sentences totaling 30 years, imposed on his guilty plea to a violation of the Federal Kidnapping Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1201. This Court granted an evidentiary hearing on June 9, 1969 to determine the basis of petitioner’s claim.
Section 1201(a), Title 18 U.S.C. makes it an offense to knowingly transport in interstate commerce any person who has been unlawfully seized or kidnapped. Under this section an individual can be punished…
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