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273 F.2d 337

Docket No. 17921.

Smith v. United States

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Jan. 7, 1960.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1960-01-07

Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently June 1986

7 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113

Relies on Prince v. United States · United States v. Williamson · Williamson v. United States

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1960-01-07

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¶1*338Delage Larry Smith, in pro. per.

¶2Thomas R. Ethridge, U. S. Atty., Lowell E. Grisham, Asst. U. S. Atty., Oxford, Miss., for appellee.

¶3Before HUTCHESON, TUTTLE and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5This is an appeal from an order denying a § 2255 (28 U.S.C.A.) motion to vacate a 15-year sentence based on a plea of guilty of illegally entering a bank with intent to commit a felony, 18 U.S. C.A. § 2113(a). Petitioner now contends that he was guilty only of larceny, 18 U. S.C.A. § 2113(b) which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years but that he was not guilty of unlawful entry, § 2113 (a), which has a maximum sentence of 20 years. Reliance on Prince v. United States, 1957, 352 U.S. 322, 77 S.Ct. 403, 1 L.Ed.2d 370, is misplaced as the Prince case merely proscribes the pyramiding of sentences for unlawful entry with intent to commit a felony or larceny, § 2113(a), and the consummated larceny or robbery, § 2113(b). But this does not effect a merger of the two distinct offenses. United States v. Williamson, 5 Cir., 1958, 255 F.2d 512; Id., 5 Cir., 1959, 265 F.2d 236. Petitioner here was charged with and convicted of unlawful entry alone and the District Court was correct in concluding that the motion and the files and records of the case conclusively show that petitioner was entitled to no relief.

¶6Affirmed.

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