Legal Opinion
Bistram v. United States
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided March 23, 1959No. Crim. No. 7885PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ronald N. Davies, District Judge.
The petitioner, Carl Harvey Bistram, was indicted for the crime of kidnapping under Title 18 U.S.C. 1201(a). He was convicted and sentenced therefor upon his plea of guilty. Thereafter petitioner filed a motion to vacate and set aside the judgment on the ground that the sentencing Court lacked jurisdiction because the indictment failed to negative an exception contained in Section 1201 (a). This motion was overruled by this Court, and the petitioner again filed a motion to vacate and set aside the judgment upon the grounds that his plea of guilty was coerced…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bishop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- V. P. Serodino, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- D. A. Simmons, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Joseph Orby Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Carl Harvey Bistram v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Carl Harvey Bistram and Arthur Earl Bistram v. People of the State of Minnesota, County of HennepinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Bistram v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1960