Legal Opinion
Mark Lee Overman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1960No. 13987PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CECIL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from an order of the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, denying the appellant’s motion to vacate sentence under Section 2255, Title 28 U.S.C.
The appellant was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one of the most reprehensible crimes on the books. He was indicted under Section 1201, Title 18 U.S.C., which makes it an oifense to knowingly transport any person in interstate commerce, who has been unlawfully seized or kidnaped. The prescribed penalty is death, if the person has not been released unharmed and the jury so recommends. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Waley v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Leyra v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Swaw v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- Mark Lee Overman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Wilson v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
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