Legal Opinion
Welton v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1970No. 70 C 587PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BRUCHHAUSEN, District Judge.
On February 27, 1967, the petitioner, accompanied by his then attorney, Simon Chrein, Esq., appeared before this Court and pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment, charging that on or about December 28, 1966, he imported into this country more than ten pounds of heroin. Before acceptance of his plea, he was informed of his legal rights, also that the maximum penalty for the offense was twenty years imprisonment or $20,000 fine or both.
On March 16, 1967, he was sentenced to a term of fifteen years.
He now applies for an order, setting aside the judgment of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Epifanio Trujillo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- John Mack Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Norstrand CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- United States v. CarusoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Thomas WeltonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971