Opinion ID: 372843
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Heading: Vacation of Sentence

Text: 8 The appellant also seeks to vacate the trial court's sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, claiming the new evidence shows that perjured testimony and falsified documents were used at trial. However, Conzemius does not allege that the prosecutors had any knowledge of the perjury. He merely seeks to have this court vacate the district court's sentence and order an evidentiary hearing to be held to determine if, indeed, any such evidence of perjury exists. The law is quite clear that in order to vacate the judgment and sentence on such grounds, two elements must be established: first, the use of perjured testimony, and second, Knowledge by the prosecuting officials at the time the testimony was used that it was perjured. Holt v. United States, 303 F.2d 791, 794 (8th Cir.), Cert. denied, 372 U.S. 970, 83 S.Ct. 1095, 10 L.Ed.2d 132 (1972) (emphasis supplied) (citations omitted). See also Hallman v. United States, 490 F.2d 1088, 1090 (8th Cir. 1973). Since there is not even an allegation that the prosecutor knew of the alleged perjury, we find no foundation for the § 2255 claim. 9 Accordingly, the order of the district court denying appellant's motions is affirmed.