Legal Opinion
Melvin L. Lindsay v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 11, 1972No. 19408PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This pro se appeal from a denial of relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 asserts: (1) that federal surrender of a prisoner to state authorities for prosecution on state charges terminates federal custody; (2) that petitioner’s guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered; (3) that a state prosecution predicated on the same conduct for which petitioner stands convicted by a federal court constitutes double jeopardy. Proceeding se-riatim, we can agree with none of the propositions propounded on this appeal.
On May 28, 1968, with counsel present, petitioner entered a plea of…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Halliday v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Hugh R. Conway, George M. Lebosky, Robert Davidoff, Hugh R. Conway, in No. 17,369, George M. Lebosky, in No. 17,391Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Robert Woodward, A/K/A Robert Woodard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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