Legal Opinion

James v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 25, 1949No. 12692PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner proceeding under Section 2255, Title 28 U.S.C.A. as amended September 1, 1948, applied to the court of sentence for relief from his conviction and sentence.

Claiming that he was unconstitutionally convicted and sentenced, he alleged, among other things, that the United States Attorney and the Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation knowingly and falsely procured and used perjured testimony. These allegations entitled him to be heard, and, if true, to relief.

The District Judge, stating, “None of the grounds stated constitute grounds enumerated in Title 28, Sec. 2255 for the…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Robert Louis Porter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Ernest Eugene Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
  3. United States v. RutkinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
  4. State v. EatonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  5. Donald Allen Kiger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963

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