UNITED STATES v. DORSCH

Crim. No. E-3748.

156 F.Supp. 61 (1957)

The UNITED STATES of America v. Joseph DORSCH.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

October 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Paletta, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for the United States.

William M. Acker, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Joseph Dorsch.


MARSH, District Judge.

The petitioner filed a "Motion to Vacate and Set Aside Judgment" presumably under § 2255, Title 28 U.S.C.A., contending that in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution he was twice placed in jeopardy for the crime of bank robbery1 committed on October 14, 1938, and hence the sentence he is serving is illegal.

An order was entered to show cause why the petitioner should not...

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