Legal Opinion
Accardi v. Blackwell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1969No. Nos. 26920, 27012PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
The questions presented by these two consolidated appeals are whether the district court properly denied the appellant’s motions for correction of sentence and for a writ of habeas corpus. We find no error and affirm.1
The appellant, Settimo (Sam) Accardi, was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for violations of federal narcotics laws. For these offenses he was sentenced to serve three prison sentences, each of five years. Upon direct appeal, the judgment was affirmed. Accardi v. United States, 2 Cir. 1965, 342 F.2d 697,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hill v. United States Ex Rel. WamplerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Clark v. MemoloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- United States v. Sam AccardiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Eldson McGhee v. Jack Hanberry, Warden, Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1979
- United States ex rel. Speaks v. BrierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- State v. LyonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1971
- Ulysses Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- John T. Reed v. J. D. Henderson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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