Legal Opinion

Robert George Sturgis v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 8, 1969No. 27979_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

In this pro se case appellant has failed to file a brief within the time fixed by Rule 31, F.R.A.P., and it is therefore appropriate to dispose of this case summarily pursuant to Rule 9(c) (2) of this Court. Stout v. Broom, 406 F.2d 758 (5th Cir.1969).

This appeal is taken from the order of the district court denying the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Appellant was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2314, interstate transportation of stolen goods, and was sentenced on April 1, 1966, to three years imprisonment. He was paroled on March 1, 1967, but was rearrested on a parole violator’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Joseph Orton Smith v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. Dolan v. SwopeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
  4. Alex Buchanan v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. Rogoway v. WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Conner v. GriffithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Segarra v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Gunie Boyd Trimmings v. J. D. Henderson, Warden, U.S. PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. John Wayne Peacock v. C. J. Hughes, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Jack Hickman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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