MURPHY JENKINS, JR., APPELLANT,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE
MURPHY JENKINS, JR., APPELLANT,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE
363 F.2d 24
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1966)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 4 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:
Appellant moved to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255, alleging that he was improperly sentenced for two offenses, when in fact only one offense was involved. The offenses charged, and for which Appellant is now serving consecutive sentences, were (1) stealing a letter from an authorized mail receptacle; and (2) abstracting from the same letter a Louisiana welfare check, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1708. The District Court held that these constituted two separate and distinct offenses and therefore supported two separate sentences. We agree and affirm. Poffenbarger v. Aderhold, 5 Cir., 1933, 67 F. 2d 250, cert. denied, 1934, 290 U.S. 703, 54 S.Ct. 375, 78 L.Ed. 604, following Poffenbarger v. United States, 8 Cir., 1927, 20 F. 2d 42; Kinsella v. Looney, 10 Cir., 1954, 217 F. 2d 445; see United States v. Gumbs, 2 Cir., 1957, 246 F. 2d 441; cf. Wilburn v. United States, 5 Cir., 1964, 326 F. 2d 903; Tesciona v. Hunter, 10 Cir., 1945, 151 F. 2d 589.
Affirmed.
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Authorities Cited
- Poffenbarger v. United States, 20 F.2d 42 (8th Cir. 1927)
- Wilburn v. United States, 326 F.2d 903 (5th Cir. 1964)
- Agles v. Stolze Lumber Co., 290 U.S. 703 (U.S. 1934)
- Kinsella v. Chesley H. Looney, 217 F.2d 445 (10th Cir. 1954)
- Poffenbarger v. Aderhold, 67 F.2d 250 (5th Cir. 1933)
- Tesciona v. Hunter, 151 F.2d 589 (10th Cir. 1945)
- United States v. Gumbs, 246 F.2d 441 (2d Cir. 1957)