Legal Opinion
Walter Pearson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1962No. 13640PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by petitioner Walter Pearson from an order of the district court denying petitioner’s motion to vacate sentence pursuant to Title 28 U.S. C.A. § 2255. 1
Petitioner appears in this appeal pro se. He did not request appointment of appellate counsel or that he be permitted to present his own oral argument. Petitioner not being present at the time this case was assigned for oral argument, the Government waived argument and this appeal was ordered taken on the record and briefs filed by both parties, without oral argument.
As grounds for vacation of sentence,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Charles H. Plummer, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Joseph Aguilar Gaitan and Dolores Marie Gaitan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- Davis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- The United States of America v. Waddell ScalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- United States v. William Thomas ShieldsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Austin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Wilson v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Audilio Carrillo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
- Alphonse Warren v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- Roy W. De Welles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
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