Legal Opinion
Eddie Montez Ledesma v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1971No. 71-1453_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant, a federal prisoner in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, appeals the denial of his styled § 2255 motion by the Unit ed States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. We affirm. 1
In his motion to vacate the appellant contends that he is being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because he has not been confined at a medical institution for treatment of narcotic addiction, as was recommended by his sentencing court.
The court below held that:
« * * * it is the responsibility of the Attorney General to designate the place at which a convicted…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ahrens v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- William Warren Hash v. Pat Henderson, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- William G. Holland v. Dr. Pasquale J. Ciccone, Director, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Peek v. CicconeDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1968
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3Cited by30 opinions
- United States v. Lawrence Janiec, in No. 74-1281 Appeal of Samuel Laytham, in No. 74-1282Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Robert O. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Norwood E. Jones and William Scott Winans v. Norman A. Carlson, Director U.S. Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Richard G. NaasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. IsaacsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
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