Legal Opinion
United States v. George Zavada
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1961No. 14415_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court denying a second motion filed by appellant under Title 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence.
On March 21,1938 Zavada pleaded guilty in the District Court before Honorable S. H. West, since deceased, to two indictments charging robbery of a post office and jeopardizing the life of the custodian by use of a dangerous weapon. Former Sections 317, 320, 551 of Title 18 U.S.C. 1 He was given a mandatory sentence of 25 years on each indictment, the sentences to run concurrently. Subsequently he was paroled but later…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Rios v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Charles H. Plummer, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Theodore Way v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Jesus Rivera v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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- George Crockett v. E. B. Haskins, Supt.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
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