Legal Opinion
Truman Adonis Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1971No. 25067PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner appeals from the denial of his claim, made under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, that he should have been given credit for the time that he was in custody before sentence was imposed. We affirm.
Petitioner was given two 3-year consecutive sentences on May 81, 1966, one under 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (Dyer Act) and another under 15 U.S.C. § 902 (Firearms Act), since repealed. Both convictions carried possible maximum sentences of 5 years. Petitioner’s direct appeal was affirmed by this court and the Supreme Court denied certiorari. Williams v. United States, 9 Cir., 1967, 381 F.2d 382, cert. denied 390…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stapf v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Raymond Luther Bryans, Jr. v. O. G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia,appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Morris Wilbur Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- John Aldridge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Truman Adonis Williams v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Larry W.G. GiddingsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Jonah R. v. Gilbert CarmonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Paul John CarboCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Jonah R. v. CarmonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006