Legal Opinion
James Slawek v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1969No. 19462PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
James Slawek appeals from an order entered by Judge Nordbye denying, without a hearing, his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentences. His asserted ground? for relief are (1) his court-appointed attorney’s lack of competence; (2) the denial of his right under Rule 17(b), Fed.R.Crim.P., to compulsory process for witnesses in his favor; and (3) prejudice in the receipt of testimony as to his co-defendant’s admissions.
Norbert D. Terlikowski, Norbert Der-engowski, Edward C. Slawek, and the petitioner were jointly charged in 1966 in a three-count indictment for…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- United States v. Ben Thie SchultzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Sam Hoover v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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