James Lafurn Wheat v. United States
James Lafurn Wheat v. United States
Opinion
James LaFurn Wheat pled guilty to a three count indictment alleging that he had possessed a check stolen from the mail, that he forged the check, and that he uttered and published the check. He received a prison sentence totaling twenty-five years. He then filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence, which the district court denied. Wheat appeals the denial of his motion, and we affirm.
Wheat contends that the sentencing judge erred in relying on a false presen-tencing report that stated that Wheat had been arrested on sixty separate occasions prior to his conviction. He also asserts that he cannot be convicted of both forging and uttering a stolen check. He contends that the district court erred in failing to hold a hearing to resolve the factual issues underlying his § 2255 motion.
We have examined each of Wheat’s assignments of error and find them to be without merit.
AFFIRMED.
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