Legal Opinion
United States v. Sevilla
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 26, 1949PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
As the defendant is an alien, he may not appeal in forma pauperis. 28 U. S.C.A. § 1915(a). Nor does § 1915(b) apply to an alien.1 However, we have authority to appoint a lawyer to act for defendant on this appeal. It will be that lawyer’s duty to present to the district judge a statement of the evidence and of the events at the trial, “made up from the best sources available,” in the manner stated by the Supreme Court in Miller v. United States, 317 U.S. 192, 198, 601, 63 S.Ct. 187, 87 L.Ed. 179. It “will then be*880come the duty of the district judge to assist in amplifying,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. SheridanSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- People ex rel. Munson v. GaryIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- People ex rel. Maher v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Jordan v. Federal Farm Mortgage Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Cole v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Edward J. Ellis v. United States of America, Edward J. Ellis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Nash on Behalf of Takeshi Hashimoto v. MacArthur General of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Tansor v. Checker Taxi Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1963
- Edward J. Ellis v. United States of America, Edward J. Ellis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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