Legal Opinion
Aderhold v. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1934No. Nos. 7299, 7300PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
These appeals were argued together, present the same question, and will be disposed of in one opinion. Lee and Davis were convicted of murder in the District of Columbia, and on May 20, 1927, Davis was sentenced “to the penitentiary (as designated by the Attorney General of the United States), there to be imprisoned for the period of twenty years and to take effect from and including this date.” Lee’s sentence was identical except that it was for twenty-five years. On designation by the Attorney General of *825the Atlanta Penitentiary both were committed to that institution…
2Cited by18 opinions
- Story v. RivesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Farnsworth v. ZerbstCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Michael Cosgrove v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Bracey v. ZerbstCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
- Henry B. Johnson v. Jerry Williford, Warden, Henry B. Johnson v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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