SUTTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 17628.

266 F.2d 529 (1959)

John E. SUTTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 22, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Sutton, in pro. per.

Dan Kennerly, Asst. U. S. Atty., William B. Butler, U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before RIVES, CAMERON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant unsuccessfully sought to have the district court set aside, under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255, the sentence imposed after he was convicted on two counts of an indictment charging violation of the acts relating to marihuana. One of the counts on which he was convicted charged participation in a conspiracy and the other alleged the commission of a substantive offense.

It is claimed by the appellant that the imposition of consecutive sentences...

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