Legal Opinion
United States v. Alexander Henry Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1964No. 9219PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Circuit Judge.
On February 3, 1961, Alexander Henry .'Smith signed written waivers of counsel .and entered separate pleas of guilty to .six indictments and informations charging him with burglarizing three United States Post Offices and forging and uttei'ing a large number of stolen postal money .orders. 1 He was sentenced to a total ■of twenty years’ imprisonment. On August 20, 1962, Smith filed a motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C.A. § ■2255 alleging in substance that he had ■not competently waived counsel, that his guilty pleas wei'e involuntarily entered and that he was…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Lawrence Leroy Farrow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Russell T. Halliday v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- Anthony Mirra v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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- United States v. HoffaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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