Legal Opinion
United States v. William Arthur Widgery
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1982No. 81-1172PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, District Judge.
This is an appeal by the appellant, William Arthur Widgery, from the district court’s 1 denial of his motion and supplemental motions for a new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence. The thrust of appellant’s argument for reversal is that the district court applied the wrong standard of review in considering his motion and supplemental motions for a new trial and abused its discretion in not affording him an evidentiary hearing on his motions. We affirm.
The pertinent facts for a proper resolution of the issues tendered are: Appellant was charged on October 4,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Frank Douglas Ward and Johnnie Lee SlingerlandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Daniel RungeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Sylvester AtkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. William Arthur WidgeryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. SinclairCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Thomas W. TierneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Carl EstabrookCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. CoppleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Donald Lee EarlesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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