Legal Opinion
Matthew Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1954No. 14867_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is a case in which the fact of trial of the accused without aid of counsel is claimed to place on this Court the duty, in effect, to pass on all alleged errors occurring on the trial that might have been prevented by proper objection made at the trial if the accused had enjoyed the assistance of counsel.
Matthew Smith was indicted, tried and convicted on three counts:
“1. Interfering with, and forcibly assaulting a Federal Officer in the performance of his official duties, to-wit, a customs inspector inspecting certain quarters and properties of the accused, in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Carter v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. John McGrath v. J. E. Lavallee, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Karl L. Smith v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Frank Releford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Midgett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- David Frank Spanbauer v. John C. Burke, Warden, Wisconsin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
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