BENSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-1775.

552 F.2d 223 (1977)

John Leonard BENSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Fanter, Des Moines, Iowa, on brief for appellant.

George H. Perry, U.S. Atty. and John M. Fitzgibbons, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, Iowa, on brief for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

John Leonard Benson appeals from the District Court's denial of his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. That sentence was imposed in 1975 after Benson pled guilty to one count of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). We affirm.

In December of 1974, a white male driving a red-orange Volkswagen robbed the federally insured Jackson State Bank and Trust in Maquoketa, Iowa. Only one employee was present...

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