Legal Opinion

United States v. Trevino

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 27, 1973No. 73-2634PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant is incarcerated under a guilty plea. The district court did not err in refusing to grant a-new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence or in denying a motion for reduction of sentence.

This latter motion was based on the contention that the court considered incorrect hearsay reports in sentencing appellant. This contention rests on a statement made by the district court at the time sentence was imposed. However, appellant’s motion for reduction of sentence does not appear to be based on claims of either illegality or gross abuse of discretion, which are the only grounds on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. United States v. Janice Weston, A/K/A Janice WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Eliseo Espinoza, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. Charles Thomas Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. Frank Hayes, Dorothy Foley Hayes and Alice BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. Eugene HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  3. United States v. Dom Scalzo, James Scalzo and Gary ScalzoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Paul Willoughby Granville v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Peter Albert CiminoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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