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United States ex rel. Thomas v. Deegan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 3, 1968No. 68 Civil 813PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The petitioner, James A. Thomas, upon his conviction of felonious possession of narcotics after a trial to the court without a jury in the Supreme Court, New York County, was sentenced on June 3, 1966 to a prison term of from five to ten years as a multiple felony offender. The judgment of conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division,1 and leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals was denied. Thereafter, the sentence was reduced to a term of from three to six years, based upon a successful challenge by petitioner to his multiple offender status.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States ex rel. Toland v. PhimisterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Saunders v. SlaytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972