Legal Opinion

Wells v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 9, 1954No. 14854PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from an order of the district court denying appellant’s motion to vacate a judgment and sentence. The appellant entered a plea of guilty to an indictment in four counts charging the robbery of a bank by force and violence, assault upon a person in the commission of the robbery, robbery of the bank by putting the life of a person in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, and entering the bank with the intention of committing a felony therein. He was sentenced to the maximum imprisonment for each count, to be served consecutively. This is the fourth…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wells v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
  2. Western Fruit Growers, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Prince v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. United States v. Abraham FloresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. Paul J. Madigan, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California v. Selvie W. WellsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  4. United States v. Anthony OrlandoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
  5. H. A. Lott, Lee Blocker and Lorn D. Frazier v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960

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