Legal Opinion
Garfield Jefferson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1974No. 73-2874PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
We vacate the denial of petitioner’s collateral attack on his 1970 sentence as a second narcotics offender, and remand for further proceedings concerning the validity of his first offense, a 1951 conviction for failure to comply with the transfer provisions of the Marijuana Tax Act (26 U.S.C.A. § 4744).
The appellant was convicted in 1951 for violating the Marijuana Tax Act, 26 U.S.C.A. § 4744(a)(1), now repealed. During those proceedings he waived his right to counsel, pled guilty, and was given a two-year sentence, which has now been fully served.
On March 19, 1970, Jefferson was convicted of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Robert Edward Lipscomb v. J. J. Clark, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, United States of America v. Robert E. LipscombCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Ruben Torres Mejia v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Jose Manuel Franchi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Kenneth Warren Hanson v. Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Robert A. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Tisnado v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- State v. GirouardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Samuel Portillo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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