Legal Opinion
Tony Campos Mejia v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1961No. 16873_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
The appellant was prosecuted for receiving, concealing and transporting marijuana. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to a term of 20 years imprisonment. Upon appeal his conviction was affirmed by this Court. Mejia v. United States, 253 F.2d 560.
Subsequently, on May 22, 1959, appellant filed the motion which is the subject matter of this appeal seeking a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The court below denied the motion and the ease is here upon appeal from that denial. The order of the court below is appealable under the rule stated in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Griffin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Mario Balestreri v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- John T. Delbridge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Peter Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Lawrence KrasnyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. William Howard GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Lavonne Newsom v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. StraussCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- State v. SlanakerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990
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