Legal Opinion
Langston v. United States
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-294PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*148OPINION AND ORDER
MARSH, Chief Judge.
The petitioner mailed to this court 11 letters, which were received on the following dates: one on February 27, one on March 2, three on March 9, two on March 12, and four on March 16, 1970. On all the letters, except two, he states “Petition: 28 U.S.C. Section 2255”. All were filed at the above civil action. Section 2255 provides that the court for certain expressed reasons may vacate, set aside or correct a sentence.1
The petitioner was sentenced by this court on August 26, 1959, at No. 15875 and No. 15876 to consecutive sentences of 10 years and 5 years,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Joseph Orton Smith v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Earl X. Smoake v. J. T. Willingham, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Morton Sobell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- James Curtis McKinney v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- John D. Clark, Jr. v. Olin G. Blackwell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Howard Page v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Wolcott v. NortonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1973
- Swift v. CicconeDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1972
- Andreu v. McMonagleDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1982