Legal Opinion

United States v. Wayne Francis Morse

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 5, 1965No. 9771_1PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:

Convicted of violating the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312, Wayne Francis Morse appeals from the sentence imposed upon him by the District Court on May 15, 1964. There is no attack on the underlying conviction.

Nearly two years earlier, on April 25, 1962, the District Court, sitting without a jury, had found Morse guilty; but, in light of the pre-sentence report, the court deemed it advisable to have further information before imposing final sentence. Therefore, on May 25, 1962, pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C.A. § 4208(b), Morse was committed to the custody of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. United States v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Harry Joseph Payne v. Paul J. Madigan, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
  4. Willie Junior Rakes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
  5. Acme Poultry Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944

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3Cited by65 opinions

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  4. United States v. Melendez-SantanaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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