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ATKINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1794.

591 F.2d 470 (1979)

Sylvester ATKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvester Atkins, pro se.

Robert D. Kingsland, U. S. Atty., and Georgia M. Goslee, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, ROSS and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Sylvester Atkins was convicted of two counts of distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and was sentenced to serve consecutive prison terms of 12 years on each count and consecutive special parole terms of three years each. His conviction was affirmed by this court, United States v. Atkins, 487 F.2d 257 (8th Cir. 1973). On May 8, 1975, Atkins filed a motion for a new trial on the ground...

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