Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided August 19, 1981No. Crim. No. CR78-208APublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NEWELL EDENFIELD, District Judge.
This criminal action is currently before the court on defendant’s pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3).
*220On October 20, 1978 defendant entered a plea of guilty in this court to the charge of receiving and possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(h). He was sentenced to four years imprisonment to be served consecutive to a state sentence he was then serving.
The grounds upon which defendant bases his petition are identical to those raised by him in an earlier motion…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eldson McGhee v. Jack Hanberry, Warden, Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1979
- Cleveland Colson v. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Ry. Co. v. Magnolia Provision Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1928
- Joseph Kaufman v. F. T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956