Legal Opinion
United States v. William Collier
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1968No. 16569PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
William Collier appeals from an order denying his motion, made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to set aside a sentence imposed for a violation of the federal narcotic laws. Collier’s principal claim for relief is that he was mentally incompetent to stand trial and therefore his conviction and sentence were invalid.
*706In 1951 Collier was convicted of a violation of the federal narcotic laws and received a prison sentence of ten years. In 1960 he was again charged with a federal narcotic violation. He was tried on this second charge in 1962, found guilty, and sentenced to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- James P. Taylor v. United States of America, James Peter Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Jonathan Gregori v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Herman Edward Nelms v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Paul Milo Van De Bogart, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. William CollierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- United States v. Johnnie MasthersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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