Legal Opinion
Peter Schwander v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1967No. 23701_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal, in forma pauperis, from a denial of appellant’s § 2255 motion after a hearing by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appellant was represented by counsel at every stage of the proceedings below. He was convicted by a jury on three counts which charged him and a co-defendant with possession of a sawed-off shotgun 1 in violation of the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. § 5851. 2 Count one charged illegal possession of a firearm under § 5851 which had been transferred without payment of a transfer tax by either defendant…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Swenson v. BoslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Manuel Barrientos A/K/A Manny Redmon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Edgar C. Worts v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections v. Richard Allen MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Richard E. Byrd v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- William Leon Horsley v. C. M. Simpson, Warden, Kilby Prison, Montgomery, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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