Legal Opinion
Clifford Junior Simpson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 1965No. 14747_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
Simpson, previously convicted of bank robbery in the federal district court, filed this Sec. 2255 motion to vacate or correct his ten year sentence. The district court, without a hearing, denied the motion and Simpson has appealed.
Two questions are raised here: (1) whether, at the trial for bank robbery, the court violated Rules 10 and 11 of the Federal Rules of Crimina;! Procedure in petitioner’s arraignment and in acceptance of his guilty plea.; (2) whether he was denied due -process under the Fifth Amendment because of disparity of his sentence and those of two of his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Leroy WileyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Howard v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. VitaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- United States v. Frank De MarieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- United States v. LitterioDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1957
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Miguel SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Maxine WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States v. James Dock MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Angel F. Melendez and Maria Ann DutraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Jess A. Willard, United States of America v. Charles R. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
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