Legal Opinion
United States v. Walker
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 25, 1955PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The petitioner, now incarcerated at Leavenworth Penitentiary, moves pursuant to Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. “to correct error in the record of the above entitled cause.” He originally appeared pro se but was represented on the motion by counsel appointed by the court.
The purpose of the motion is to declare null and void and expunge from the Clerk’s record a document signed by petitioner entitled “Election to Discontinue Further Service of Sentence.” The net result of this motion, if successful, would credit petitioner with the period…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clark v. MemoloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Richards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- United States v. WalkerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- United States v. WalkerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Von Baden v. HiattDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jay Paul Shelton v. United States of America and F. T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Dominic Allocco v. David M. Heritage, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- In Re the Grand Jury Subpoenas Served on RosadoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- United States v. CarmelDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1963