Legal Opinion
Waldon v. United States
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided May 12, 1949No. Cr. No. 15076PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Chief Judge.
Defendant has filed a motion to vacate the judgment of conviction under Section 2255, Title 28 U.S.C.A. The Government has moved to dismiss said motion upon the ground that it is, on its face, without merit.
Defendant was convicted in this court in February, 1940, on a seven count indictment arising out of an attempt to rob a United States mail car. The first three counts charged 'him with destroying certain mail matter, i. e., three letters addressed to three different persons, 18 U.S.C.A. § 317 [now § 1708]; counts four and five charged defendant with separate assaults…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Ballard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ebeling v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. PridgeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. FergusonIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
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- Estremera Mercado v. JonesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1952
- Waldon v. Swope, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- John F. Waldon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
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