Glenn Lagerquist v. United States

LAY, Chief Judge.

Glenn Lagerquist brought this action under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1982) to challenge his conviction for interstate transportation of stolen goods under 18 U.S.C. § 2314 (1982). 1 Lagerquist obtained five truckloads of sunflower seeds from North Dakota farmers Dennis and Curtis Werre in 1982. Lagerquist then sold the seeds to a Cargill outlet in Riverside, North Dakota, and received five checks, each worth between $3200 and $3800. Lagerquist cashed these checks in North Dakota or deposited them in bank accounts in North Dakota. He never paid the Werres for their seeds. The checks…