Legal Opinion
Walters v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 16, 1975No. 75 Civ. 1339PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Petitioner, a federal prisoner presently incarcerated in Danbury, Connecticut, moves pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction on the ground that ■ he was deprived of h'is right to counsel' at the time of the selection of the jury for his trial. 1
The petitioner was tried in 1973 on charges involving violations of the federal narcotics laws. According to an uncontested Government affidavit, the petitioner and his retained counsel, Wilson Graves, were provided with two and one-half months notice that the trial would begin on September 10, 1973. On September 5,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States of America Ex Rel. Harry E. Carey v. A. T. Rundle, Supt.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Ronald Deberry and Julius EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Carl Lovano and Peter GenovaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lawrence Leroy Farrow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Simonson v. General Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Schoonover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1978
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum Dated Jan. 2, 1985District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Hayes v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1979
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