PETERSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1264.

467 F.2d 892 (1972)

Gerald D. PETERSON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Merritt, Legal Aid Society, Kansas City, Mo., for petitioner.

Frederick O. Griffin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Bert C. Hurn, U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

On June 21, 1968, petitioner was sentenced to fifteen years on a bank robbery charge. This conviction was affirmed by this court. Peterson v. United States, 411 F.2d 1074 (8 Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 920, 90 S.Ct. 247, 24 L.Ed.2d 199.1 On July 7, 1970, petitioner filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside his conviction averring six grounds of error. On August 7, 1970...

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