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Cito v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Oct 6, 1960
283 F.2d 49 (10th Cir. 1960)

Opinion

No. 6465.

October 6, 1960.

John M. Deisch of Enos, Buchler Deisch, Denver, Colo., for appellant.

Charles M. Stoddard, Asst. U.S. Atty., Denver, Colo. (Donald G. Brotzman, U.S. Atty., Denver, Colo., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HUXMAN, LEWIS and BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judges.


Appellant filed a petition in the District Court for the District of Colorado for a Writ of Error Coram Nobis alleging that his conviction and subsequent sentence for conspiracy to burglarize and burglary of a United States post office were improper. His sole contention is that the evidence at trial did not show that the crime was perpetrated in that portion of the burglarized building dedicated to the functions of a federal post office. Relief was denied by trial court in the form sought and also as considered under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255.

The judgment is affirmed. Coram nobis is neither a substitute for direct appeal nor for proper relief under § 2255. Adam v. United States, 10 Cir., 274 F.2d 880. Appellant's conviction was considered and affirmed on direct appeal, Cito v. United States, 10 Cir., 238 F.2d 766, and the collateral issues determined in a companion case, Skoog v. United States, 10 Cir., 268 F.2d 218.


Summaries of

Cito v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Oct 6, 1960
283 F.2d 49 (10th Cir. 1960)
Case details for

Cito v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Louis CITO, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Date published: Oct 6, 1960

Citations

283 F.2d 49 (10th Cir. 1960)

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