United States v. Jerry Ray James

Appellant was convicted in June, 1968 of participation in a massive conspiracy to burglarize a number of banks in the southwestern part of the United States. 1 He and codefendants were sentenced under 18 U.S.C. § 4208(b) for study as provided in § 4028(c), and as required by § 4208, pending study received the maximum sentences of imprisonment for five years and fines of $10,000. All defendants appealed. The period of study was enlarged at the request of prison officials and final reports were submitted to the District Court in September 1968. The convictions were then on appeal, and the…