Legal Opinion
James C. Hawkins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1972No. 71-2082PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This post-conviction proceeding, designated by appellant as a “petition for writ of error coram nobis,” was considered by the trial court as a motion to correct sentence under Rule 35, F.R.Crim.P., and all relief was denied. 324 F.Supp. 223. The gist of petitioner’s claim was that one of the counts against him was void, and that this should result in reducing his overall sentence from ten years to five years. We hold that petitioner would not be entitled to a reduction in his overall sentence, even if the claimed count were void, which it is not.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Louisiana Ex Rel. Francis v. ResweberSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Prince v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- United States v. William Paul ScottCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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- United States v. Grace Lorine LesterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Sandalon v. Cook (In Re Cook)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1992
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