Legal Opinion
United States v. Edwards
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 7, 1957No. Crim. Nos. 69-56Â71-56PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The defendant, Alphonzo Edwards, was sentenced on March 9, 1956, on pleas of guilty, to terms of imprisonment on three charges of robbery. He now moves in proper person to vacate and set the sentences aside.
The motion is made under 28 U.S.Code § 2255, the pertinent provisions of which read as follows:
“A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States, or that the court was without jurisdiction to…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Russell T. Halliday v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- United States v. Alexander Henry SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Lewis Woodard Larson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- State v. WilliamsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
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