SYKES v. UNITED STATES

No. 17659.

341 F.2d 104 (1965)

Fred SYKES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

February 8, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Sykes pro se.

Richard D. FitzGibbon, Jr., U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., and John A. Newton, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHNSEN, Chief Judge, and MATTHES and RIDGE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Fred Sykes and his co-defendant, Thomas J. Ruffin, were found guilty of unlawful concealment of heroin in violation of Title 21, U.S.C. § 174. The judgment of conviction was affirmed. Sykes v. United States, 312 F.2d 232 (8 Cir. 1963).

Sykes now seeks a review of the order of the District Court denying his motion to vacate the sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The numerous grounds alleged in support of...

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