United States v. James Broadus Crawley

Crawley was indicted for violations of Title 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2113(a), 2113(b) and 2113(c) in the entry and robbery of a branch of a national bank. Tried by a jury upon pleas of not guilty, he was convicted on all three counts. On appeal, the conviction was affirmed, this Court holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the judgment of conviction. 1

Thereafter Crawley filed some eleven successive petitions in the District Court, most of which were denominated as having been filed under Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255. Each of these petitions was denied.

On this appeal, Crawley appears to seek…