Legal Opinion
Hubert James Putt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1968No. 24266_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Under F.R.Crim.P. Rule 35, Appellant Putt filed a motion in the Court below to have his sentence corrected. The District Court denied all relief sought. Appellant brings three points of error to this Court, the second1 and third2 of which are totally without merit. But because of an intervening decision of this Court since the District Judge’s decision we must vacate part of the lower Court’s judgment and direct correction of the sentence to assure effective credit for jail time served.
Appellant spent two months and two days in jail awaiting arraignment, plea, and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- John Benson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- William Dunn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Raymond Luther Bryans, Jr. v. O. G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia,appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Herman Audie Ballard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Morris Wilbur Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Leslie C. Bostick and Charles P. Lainhart v. United States of America, Leslie C. Bostick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Joseph William Morgan, A/K/A Lester Carter, A/K/A Edward James JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Gilbert v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Charles Tandler v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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