Legal Opinion
Harvey Allen Ward v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1975No. 74-2701PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
After trial on charges of interstate transportation of forged checks, violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2314, Harvey Allen Ward was found guilty by jury and sentenced by court on 8 September 1972, to a three-year prison term. When his conviction was affirmed on appeal, Ward filed a petition for reduction of sentence. At hearing on August 10, 1973, the court announced orally:
I am going to reduce his sentence, but I am going to do it this way. I think he ought to serve some time, and the only way I can give him any time is on a split sentence, and the maximum time I can give to serve on a split…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- David Richard Caille v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- James C. Henley v. D. M. Heritage, Warden, U.S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Benton C. Sullens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Willard Junior Chunn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Farber v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- United States v. Harold D. KindrickCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. McDowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Williams v. WainwrightDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1980
- Robert Walker v. United States Parole Commission and Harold E. StrattonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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