Legal Opinion
James J. Moore v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 22, 1978No. 77-1315PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether, when a petitioner alleges that his sentence was based on a presentence report containing false information and such information was relied upon in fashioning the punishment, a hearing is required to determine the validity of these charges. Inasmuch as there has been no hearing, although there should have been one in the circumstances here, it is necessary for the petition to be dismissed and for the matter to proceed to an appropriate hearing.
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Petitioner, James Moore, was indicted on June 25, 1969, on charges…
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- Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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