Legal Opinion
United States v. Sumpter
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 10, 1953PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a motion pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 for an order vacating the judgment of conviction of Joseph Sumpter, the petitioner, and the sentence imposed thereunder.
The basis of the motion in substance is that the petitioner was deprived of a fair trial because of the lack of effective representation by his counsel. In support of the charge he alleges:(1) that his attorney was not “mentally alert” during the trial; that he failed to cross-examine witnesses properly, to make objections, and to take exception to a portion of the Court’s charge; that he failed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Diggs v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- CuddySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Jones v. HuffCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. FassoulisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- United States v. MadsenDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1957
- State v. RomeroMontana Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
- United States v. SumpterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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