Legal Opinion
United States v. Marcello
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 31, 1962No. Crim. No. 19234PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, District Judge.
This is a petition for relief in the nature of a writ of error coram nobis filed September 25, 1961, by Carlos Marcello, who seeks to set aside a judgment of conviction on his plea of guilty which was entered on October 29, 1938 (nearly 23 years before) to a charge of violating the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, 26 U.S.C.A. § 4741 et seq. Marcello contends that on the day of the conviction on his guilty plea he was not represented by counsel and did not waive counsel, in violation of his rights under the Sixth Amendment. He was sentenced to serve a year and a day and the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Marcello v. BondsSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Carlos MarcelloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Robert Webster v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Perry Goodwin v. S. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Carlos Marcello v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Hayes v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1979
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