Legal Opinion
Mathew L. Evans v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1969No. 17034_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Chief Judge.
Petitioner appeals from the district court’s denial of his pro se motion to vacate his sentence, which was imposed for violation of the narcotics laws, and for an evidentiary hearing, under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. In his petition before the district court, petitioner alleged two grounds. The first was the Government’s knowing use of perjured testimony at petitioner’s trial. The second was entrapment.
Regarding the first ground, petitioner stated that on the evening of February 14, 1966, one of the witnesses who had testified at the trial that day, Agent Meyers, was asked by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Amos Black v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Bernard E. Laclair v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Theodore Green v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- Theodore Way v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Monte McPherson v. Daniel R. McBrideCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Michael Hanrahan v. Michael P. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Magnolia Ross, Petitioner-Appellee-Appellant v. Robert Heyne and Theodore L. Sendak, Respondents-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Eric Jenkins, Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- McCracken v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
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