William R. Leach v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
Over three years ago, when Leach first appeared for sentencing after this robbery conviction, “his lawyer told the court that in the last 31 years, Leach’s entire adult life, he had been out of prison only 63 days.” Since that appearance, this case has followed a long and discouraging path.
We affirmed the conviction, but we remanded the case to the District judge for a reconsideration of the sentence. We did so because there was “no indication here that the court * * * made use of any of the aids to sentencing placed at its disposal by the Congress of the United States.”…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Leroy WileyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Thomas W. Whalem v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
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- David L. Hansford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Larry O. Black v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Joseph Michael Lacaze, Charles William Acevedo, Douglas Arceneaux and Virginia Cain v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Foster v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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