Case Name: Billy GRICE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1978-02-08
Citations: 567 F.2d 628
Docket Number: No. 77-2245
Parties: Billy GRICE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOF-LAT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 567
Pages: 628–628

Head Matter:
Billy GRICE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 77-2245
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 8, 1978.
Stephen A. Kermish, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.
D. Broward Segrest, David L. Allred, Asst. U. S. Attys., Montgomery, Ala., for respondent-appellee.
Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOF-LAT, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
In this appeal from the denial of a section 2255 motion to vacate sentence, petitioner contends that the district court lacked authority, in sentencing petitioner after conviction of multiple counts, to impose concurrent prison sentences and cumulative fines (which, in total, exceeded the fine that could have been imposed on any given count.) While this court has not previously been called upon to consider the propriety of such sentencing, we have expressly noted its practice in this circuit, see United States v. Scott, 555 F.2d 522, 525 n. 1 (5th Cir.) cert, denied,-U.S.-, 98 S.Ct. 610, 54 L.Ed.2d 478 (1977); United States v. Parr, 509 F.2d 1381, 1383 (5th Cir. 1975) and we fail to perceive its claimed statutory or constitutional invalidity in a case such as this one. Finding petitioner's remaining contentions to be meritless, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
AFFIRMED.
. 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1970).
. He was charged and convicted of offenses under 18 U.S.C. § 371, 641, and 2314 (1970).