Legal Opinion

Evans

United States Court of Claims

Decided October 4, 1968No. 111-68Published

1Opinion of the Court

Unjust conviction and imprisonment claim. — Plaintiff seeks damages pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1495 and § 2513 as a person who has been unjustly convicted of an offense against the United States and imprisoned. Plaintiff alleges prosecution in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659, that following a plea of guilty he was sentenced to a term of from 60 days to 6 years, that after serving 25 months he brought suit to have the sentence set aside, and that the district court vacated the sentence, resentencing plaintiff to 1 year as…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Weiss v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1950
  2. Smith v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964
  3. Cratty v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1948

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