Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 21, 1958No. Crina. No. 29-56PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is a motion filed by the defendant in propria persona to set aside and vacate a sentence. The motion is based on 28 U.S.C. § 2255,1 and on 18 U.S.C. § 4245.
*257The defendant, Norman E. Smith, was indicted on January 4, 1956 on three charges of robbery. Each count involved robbery of the type popularly known as “purse snatching”. Each robbery had been accompanied by aggravating circumstances. The offenses were alleged to have been committed on November 3, November 6, and November 9, 1955, respectively. The defendant was tried before this court and a jury on January 27…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Moore v. DempseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Norman E. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Norman E. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Norman E. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959