Legal Opinion
United States v. William Gantt, Alias Jim Gantt
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1962No. 8478PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
After his conviction upon a charge of transportation and possession of illicit whisky, the defendant sought a new trial based upon the confessions of two others and their exoneration of the defendant. The District Judge denied the motion after a hearing, during which much testimony was taken. He found incredible the confessants’ exoneration of the defendant. It was his province to determine its credibility. We affirm, for the findings upon which he based his denial of the motion are not reviewable in this court.
At the trial, two law enforcement agents testified that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
- B. H. Newman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Nilva v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Tyrus Fields Jones and Robert Wesley Princeler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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