Legal Opinion
William Lacy Thomas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 1962No. 13601_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by petitioner William Lacy Thomas from an order of the district court denying petitioner’s motion to vacate sentence pursuant to Title 28, U.S.C.A. § 2255. 1
A grand jury indictment returned April 14, 1959 charged petitioner with violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. 2 On May 14, 1959, petitioner was represented by counsel of his own choice who filed a timely motion with the trial court to suppress certain evidence on the grounds that petitioner had been illegally searched by federal agents and the evidence in question illegally seized from his person in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Davis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Barber v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- The United States of America v. Waddell ScalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- United States v. HaywoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Wilson v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Roy W. De Welles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- State v. RamirezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Andrew Kapsalis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- James Elmore Puckett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
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