Legal Opinion

United States v. William Hester

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 17, 1973No. 73-1528PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Per curiam

William Hester appeals from the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. 1 We affirm.

This motion arises out of the trial and conviction of Hester for violating the provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 21 U. S.C. § 841(a)(1). See United States v. Hester, 465 F.2d 1125 (8th Cir. 1972) 2 Essentially Hester asserts that his conviction should be vacated because: 1) he was unlawfully arrested; 2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; 3) he was denied a fair trial; 4) government agents perjured themselves during trial. Specifically Hester claims that he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Roosevelt Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  3. Judson Edgar Holt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
  4. United States v. Carl Victor CarterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  5. United States v. Otis Thurmond Curry and Vincent Anthony CiraoloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. George Moran v. Marvin HoganCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
  2. United States v. Donald R. Nance, Ii, and Thomas N. TilestonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Frank DeanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Frank DeanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. James B. Crismon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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