Legal Opinion
Lupo v. Zerbst
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1937No. 8471PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of counterfeiting, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on February 19, 1910, and sentenced to serve a term of 30 years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. On February 21, 1910, he entered upon his sentence and served time uninterruptedly until June 30, 1920, on which date he was released on parole.
On October 29, 1921, the President granted him what is styled in the document itself a conditional commutation of sentence. This' instrument recites that whereas it was made to appear that it was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- Ex Parte WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Burdick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Platek v. AderholdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- United States Ex Rel. Anderson v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Edward B. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Donnell Douglas v. Maurice H. Sigler, Warden, Nebraska Penal ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Hoffa v. SaxbeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- Downs v. Porrata DoriaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1954
- State v. SpadyNebraska Supreme Court · 2002
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