Legal Opinion
Jerry Mack Dorrough v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1967No. 24017_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Jerry Mack Dorrough and one co-defendant, Gerald Ray Johnson, were convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas of robbing a postal employee of a postal vehicle and, while so doing, placing in jeopardy the life of the postal employee by the use of a dangerous weapon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114.1 Appellant had effectively waived the court’s offer to appoint counsel to represent him, pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment, the mandatory penalty provided by statute for the offense…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Anthony Joseph Munich v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- The United States of America v. Emanuel LesterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Learoy Edward Smith, Hubert Donald Smith and Rodger Winston Wagner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by33 opinions
- United States v. Richard J. FronteroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Loy Lavator Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Darnell L. Walker (96-3073) William A. McKinley (96-3938)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Robert Woodward, A/K/A Robert Woodard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Billy J. Spradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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