Legal Opinion

Jones v. United States

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided September 22, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 1043Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

NEESE, District Judge.

The movant Mr. Claude N. Jones, Jr. who is in custody under sentence of this Court, claims the right to be released upon the ground that sentence was imposed upon him on March 15, 1968 in violation of the Constitution of the United States, and is subject to collateral attack. He moves the Court to vacate and set aside such sentence, on the ground that he “ * * * was suffering from a mental incompetency condition undisclosed at trial.” 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Noticing its records in United States of America v. Claude Newton Jones, Jr., et al., criminal action…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. Morris ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961
  2. Edward G. Hoskins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
  3. Eskridge v. SchnecklothSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Morris Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API