Legal Opinion
United States v. Nelms
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 23, 1960No. Crim. A. No. 6081; Civ. A. No. 1092PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TED DALTON, Chief Judge.
The defendant on July 1, 1960, moved this Court to vacate or correct an illegal sentence under Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 35, 18 U.S.C.A., and 28 U.S.C. § 2255, at which time the Court ordered that the defendant be allowed to prosecute said motion in forma pauperis. With the filing of responsive briefs by both the movant and the United States Attorney, this motion is now before the Court for decision.
Upon the record as submitted, including an official transcript of the proceedings, the facts appear as follows:
The movant, Herman Edward Nelms, was brought to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Shores v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Wyatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Denning v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Nelms v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1962
- United States v. NelmsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1961