Legal Opinion
Walter Lucas Reece v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1964No. 21086PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the denial by the district court of appellant’s 28 U.S. C.A. § 2255 motion to vacate and set aside his sentence and conviction. Appellant was convicted by a jury on a one-count indictment charging him with a violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312, and sentenced to the custody of the Attorney General for a period of three years.
Predicating his motion on the following facts, appellant urges that he was denied his right to a speedy trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
On May 21, 1962, appellant was arrested on a warrant based on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pollard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Beavers v. HaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- James W. Harlow, Charles E. Wilson and Thomas F. Addy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Doyle Francis Davidson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- Willner v. Committee on Character & FitnessSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
3Cited by18 opinions
- Lawrence v. BlackwellDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
- United States v. Larry E. RossonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Leslie Edward Williams, Joseph Anthony Butera and Salvadore Joseph FerinoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Mark II Electronics of Louisiana, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Lee v. AlabamaDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1967
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