Legal Opinion
Jose Martinez Mendoza v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1966No. 21516_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Jose Martinez Mendoza, was convicted by a jury September 29, 1960, for violation of the Federal Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, 21 U.S.C. § 174. 1 He was given a twelve- year sentence. He did not appeal. In this proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, Mendoza’s petition alleged only that the indictment was insufficient to support the conviction. The district court denied the motion, without a hearing, in a careful memorandum order. On appeal of the order, Mendoza asserted three new issues: (1) insufficiency of evidence to support his conviction; (2)…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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