Legal Opinion

John Thomas Gravely v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 11, 1958No. 7577_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from denial of a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside a judgment and sentence of imprisonment. Appellant, who was represented at his trial by counsel of his own choosing, was convicted of conspiracy to violate the statutes relating to handling and dealing in Marijuana, be ing 26 U.S.C. secs. 4755(a), 4742(a), 4744(a) and 7273. His contentions are that the attorneys who represented him at the trial were not competent, that the bill of indictment in the case was not valid and that the evidence adduced on the trial was insufficient. There is no merit in any of these…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Crowe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Arthur Earl Bistram v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
  2. Will Curry, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
  3. United States v. NelmsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1960
  4. United States v. McNicholasDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1961
  5. United States v. ScottDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1959

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