Legal Opinion
Donald Lee Shirley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1977No. 76-1069PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant perfected this appeal from an order of the district court denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate a guilty plea entered by him and a sentence imposed thereunder to a charge of robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 13 (Federal Assimilative Crimes Act and Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-3901). He received a five to seven years committed sentence.
The Assimilative Crimes Act provides that whoever is guilty of an act or omission within a federal enclave, which, “although not made punishable by any enactment of Congress, would be punishable [under the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Orville Victor Belt, United States of America v. Floyd Lewis RouillardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. James Dale PatmoreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States v. Marc GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. DawkinsU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1979
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