Legal Opinion

Mixon v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1954No. 14952PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, denying his Section 2255 petition to vacate sentence, on the ground that, “The Petitioner, on his arraignment and prior thereto, was represented by experienced and able counsel of his own choice. He entered a plea of guilty with the assistance of his counsel. The testimony of an agent, mentioned in support of the motion and petition, was given at the time of sentence on the plea and not at a trial on the merits. The motion, petition, files and records of the case…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sandroff v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. George A. Watts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
  2. United States v. Henry Lee MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
  3. Harley W. Pence v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
  4. United States v. CarminatiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
  5. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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