HENSLEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 13342.

156 F.2d 675 (1946)

HENSLEY v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

July 17, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Hensley, pro se.

Sam Rorex, U. S. Atty., and W. H. Gregory, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before GARDNER and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and DUNCAN, District Judge.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying appellant's petition to correct and set aside a judgment and prison sentence of 25 years.

The appellant contends (1) that he was twice put in jeopardy for the same offense and (2) that the judgment is void for want of jurisdiction.

In any event appellant's first contention is without merit, for "The erroneous imposition of two sentences for a single offense does not...

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