Legal Opinion
Pelley v. Colpoys
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 14, 1941No. 7734PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court discharging a writ of habeas corpus and remanding petitioner to the custody of the marshal for delivery to the agent of the State of North Carolina.
Petitioner, William D. Pelley, was convicted on January 22, 1935, in the Superior Court of Buncombe County, North Carolina, on the first and second counts of a 16-count indictment. The first count charged petitioner with selling and causing to be sold securities without registering as a dealer or salesman as provided by law; the second, unlawfully making false representations for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Munsey v. CloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Biddinger v. Commissioner of Police of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Drew v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Marbles v. CreecySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Reed v. ColpoysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. . PelleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Ex parte BaerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1948