UNITED STATES v. SANTOS

No. 79-2593.

623 F.2d 75 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee, v. Anthony T. SANTOS, Vincente M. Santos, Anthony Calvo Cepeda, Juan Q. Salas, Tito Naputi, and Pedro Q. Salas, Movants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Trapp, Trapp, Gayle, Teker, Lacy, Moore & Layne, Agana, Guam, for movants-appellants.

Dennis J. Dimsey, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for respondent-appellee.

Before MERRILL, DUNIWAY and TANG, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellants were convicted of depriving certain inhabitants of the Territory of Guam of their civil rights. The judgment was affirmed on appeal to this court. United States v. Santos, 588 F.2d 1300 (9th Cir. 1979). Appellants then brought this action under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking to have their sentences vacated on the ground that the District Court of Guam was without jurisdiction to entertain the criminal...

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