Legal Opinion

Walter J. Entrekin, Jr. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 20, 1975No. 74-1574 and 74-1575PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GIBSON, Chief Judge.

Walter Entrekin, Jr. appeals the District Court’s 1 denial without a hearing of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motions to vacate sentences imposed upon convictions for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876 (extortion) and 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (Dyer Act). For the reasons hereafter expressed, we affirm the denial of § 2255 relief.

Conviction on the extortion charge was by a jury, a sentence of 15 years imprisonment was imposed, and the judgment was affirmed on direct appeal. United States v. Entrekin, 450 F.2d 1102 (8th Cir. 1971). Entrekin presented eight allegations to the trial court which he…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Houser v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Jeannette Elizabeth HagerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  4. United States v. David A. Morton, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
  5. John R. Kauffmann v. United States of America, Bernard J. Chubet, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. Herbert David NeffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  2. United States v. Frank HolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  3. Willard R. Sanders v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  4. Alphonse Castaldi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. Michael J. Martinez, United States of America v. Richard G. RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978

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