BURTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 19575.

438 F.2d 1089 (1971)

Carl Edward BURTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

February 25, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Edward Burton, in pro. per.

George J. Long, U. S. Atty., Kenneth J. Tuggle, Asst. U. S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., for appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and O'SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


O'SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Carl Edward Burton appeals from denial of his Section 2255 petition which sought vacation of a life sentence imposed on him in 1958 upon his plea of guilty to violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a) — interstate transportation of a kidnapped person. The sentence was imposed on March 12, 1958, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division...

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