Legal Opinion
United States v. Russell Sawaya
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 26, 1973No. 73-1205PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN Judge. H. CAMPBELL, Circuit
Russell Sawaya appeals from the denial of his pro se petition to vacate sentence filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Sawaya is currently serving a five-year sentence imposed on April 5, 1971, following his plea of guilty to charges of possessing and transferring $150,000 in counterfeit federal reserve notes in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 472, 473. Citing United States v. Tucker, 404 U.S. 443, 92 S.Ct. 589, 30 L.Ed.2d 592 (1972), he contends that the district court, when imposing sentence, improperly took into account prior convictions which, because uncounselled, were…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Patrick J. O'Shea v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Eugene W. Thompson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BarrettMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
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