Legal Opinion
United States v. Phillip Manuella
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 2, 1973No. 588, Docket 72-2274PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This case involves an attempt by a federal district judge to avoid the two month or so delay, usual in his district (and others), in obtaining presentence reports, by sentencing immediately at conviction subject to subsequent revision. While the attempt was laudable in aim, and the statutes and rules of criminal procedure might be amended so as to permit the flexibility here sought, we cannot agree that the sentencing was proper under existing law. 1
Appellant was tried and convicted on November 1, 1972, of dealing in firearms and ammunition without a license, 18 U.S.C. §§…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Alois Peter WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. James Matthew Fields and William Lee HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Wesley Clyde BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- William H. Leach v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Ralph J. ViscontiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- United States v. Vito M. PastoreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Heng Awkak Roman, A/K/A Roman and Lee Koo, A/K/A Lee, A/K/A Lanky LeeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. James Ralph LongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Kirby Frazier and Louis NevilleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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