Legal Opinion
Fred Davis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1971No. 18861PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Davis was convicted in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois of violating 21 U.S.C. § 174. He is presently serving a 20-year sentence at the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. At the time of sentencing on November 30, 1959, the trial judge denied bail pending appeal of Davis’s conviction. Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 38(a) (2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure then in effect, 1 2 he elected not to begin serving his sentence. The record does not show whether this election was oral or written. According to appellant, after making the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Frank P. KentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Earl R. Cephus v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Sobell v. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Percy PruittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gregory Comulada v. G. W. Pickett, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Paul John CarboCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Alex PopekoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Fuller v. Attorney GeneralDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980