Legal Opinion
United States v. Salzmann
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 16, 1976No. 72-CR-740PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
This is but one of tens of thousands of cases carried in the limbo of federal courts’ fugitive files. Young men indicted for failure to carry out their obligations under the Selective Service Laws during the Vietnam Conflict are scattered across the face of the earth—like abandoned weapons corroding and useless to this country. The defendants refuse to cooperate with the government by returning to be tried. The prosecution does nothing to compel their presence. The government, like so many of us, would prefer to forget Vietnam and its legacy.…
2Cases cited115 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Barfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- United States v. New Buffalo Amusement Corp., Aquarius Releasing, Inc., and Terry LeveneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BrowneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- United States v. Francisco DeleonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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