Legal Opinion
Vernon George Christian v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1968No. 9873PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
Following a trial to the court the appellant was found guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (Dyer Act) and received a two year sentence. His appeal from that judgment and sentence concerns the interpretation and implementation of subsection (e) of the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 which provides for the appointment and payment of experts and investigators to assist defense counsel. 1 This provision has been infrequently utilized, 2 and, so far as we can find, has not been subjected to judicial interpretation.
Appellant was arrested on July 10, 1967. Counsel was immediately…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The People v. WatsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Mathis v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Fish v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
- Mike Murillo v. Harold A. Cox, Warden, New Mexico State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. Herman Tyrone HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Eugene Mason v. State of Arizona, A. E. Gomes, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison AtflorenceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. John Andrew Greschner, Ronnie Joe CriswellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Jerald Lee SimsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Ben Thie SchultzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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