Legal Opinion
Laurence Fredrick Anthony v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1964No. 18878_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in forma pauperis from the denial of a motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The motion filed was in the alternative; i. e., likewise to correct an illegal sentence under Rule 35, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
To understand this appeal, we must note its background. We quote from ap-pellee’s brief:
“Appellant, Laurence Frederick Anthony, was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on March 27, 1957, for violations :of Title 21, United States Code, Section 176(a) (sic, 176a) for selling 5 ounces of marihuana on Feb. 23,1957 and 2 pounds,…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Marion C. Bowman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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