Legal Opinion

Clarence Williams v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 21, 1974No. 73-1836PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

In March of 1969, Williams was convicted under two separate counts of selling and facilitating the sale of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174. The conviction was affirmed by us on March 24, 1970, United States v. Williams, 9 Cir., 1970, 423 F.2d 696. On February 14, 1973, Williams challenged his conviction by a petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 which the district court denied without a hearing. Williams appeals and we reverse.

Proceeding pro se, Williams raises a number of claims of error, all of which pertain to the government's use at his trial of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mesarosh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. United States v. Toney Chisum, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  3. United States v. Charles Luna MiramonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Clifford DavisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Clifford E. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. BerryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. Lawrence KrasnyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. Edmund RosnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  4. State v. StewartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  5. United States v. Frank Javier TamezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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