Legal Opinion
Herman Edward Nelms v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1963No. 8805PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
By the filing of a motion under 28 U. S.C.A. § 2255, which “seems now to have become an almost automatic and continuous prisoner practice, especially as to sentences of more than five years,”1 the prisoner in this case invoked the jurisdiction of the district court to collaterally attack his sentence. From the denial of his motion he has appealed.
Prisoner Nelms is serving two consecutive five year terms imposed by the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia on May 12, *1521959, for violations of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2421. No appeal was taken from his conviction and…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Edward B. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- James P. Taylor v. United States of America, James Peter Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Raymond G. Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Leroy KendrickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Johnnie MasthersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Ex Parte HagansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Fanklin Delano Floyd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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