UNITED STATES v. SCRUGGS

No. 76-1132.

538 F.2d 214 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carlos Lamont SCRUGGS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos Lamont Scruggs, pro se.

Donald J. Stohr (former U. S. Atty.) and Frank A. Bussmann, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, WEBSTER and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Carlos Lamont Scruggs appeals from the denial of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 for relief from a twenty-year sentence imposed in 1971. The appeal is presently before us upon application of Scruggs for appointment of counsel. We deny the application and dismiss the appeal as frivolous. See Local Rules 2 and 9.

On February 10, 1971, Scruggs was convicted after trial by jury of aggravated...

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