Legal Opinion

United States v. Mehrtens

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 28, 1974No. Nos. 73-2889, 73-2570PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated cases present the same issue for review, although raised in differing procedural postures. No. 73-2889 is an original proceeding in which the United States seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Honorable William O. Mehrtens, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, to vacate his Order Reducing and Modifying Sentence in a Southern Dis*1174trict criminal case, United States v. Bowdach, No. 70-632-CR-WM; Case No. 73-2570 is an attempt by the United States to appeal from Judge Mehrtens’ same order, purportedly entered under the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Fallen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Frank Leslie Dodge v. James v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
  4. United States v. Paul Willoughby GranvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Gary BowdachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Terry Wayne Denson, Stephen Orlando and Joseph James Janish, in Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. Ersel StollingsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  3. Robert D. Kortness v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. Santiago Mario MendozaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Roscoe Emory Dean, Jr., in Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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