Legal Opinion
Henry Lyles v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1965No. 21782PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from the denial, without a hearing, of a prisoner’s motion to correct, vacate, or modify sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The appellant, along with his codefendant, John Henry Hall, was convicted under a two-count indictment for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114. 1 The first count alleged that the defendants assaulted and robbed a postal clerk, and the second count alleged that, in so doing, they wounded him. Lyles was convicted on both counts and given the sentence of 25 years required by the statute under the second count. At his trial, Lyles was represented…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Robert J. Grundler and Joseph L. Jelly v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida v. Clarence SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Edward Lewis Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- 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
- Joseph E. Edge, Sr. v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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