Legal Opinion
Michael A. Light v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1970No. 29295PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Michael A. Light, a federal prisoner, appeals from the denial of habeas corpus relief which he sought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. We affirm. 1
Appellant is presently confined at the Eglin Air Force Base Federal Prison Camp, in Florida, where he is serving a sentence imposed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. His conviction in that court was affirmed on direct appeal. United States v. Light, 2 Cir. 1968, 394 F.2d 908.
Appellant filed in the court below a motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- David Green v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- John Reuben Paden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Michael Light, Michael F. Dermer, Arthur Kapplow, Hugh Strump and Charters& Co. Of Miami, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Donald K. Hess v. Olin G. Blackwell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ulysses Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Leslie D. Willis v. Dr. P. J. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- James X. Waddell v. Noah L. Alldredge, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. John Morgan WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Kochie v. NortonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1972
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