Legal Opinion
John Lonnie Jerkins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1976No. 75--4203PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from the petitioner’s second § 2255 motion. The District Court gave petitioner the benefit of the doubt and reached the merits of his motion on the grounds that it raised questions not presented in his first § 2255 motion and not deliberately withheld therefrom.
Petitioner was convicted on three counts of selling heroin in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 4705(a) and 7237(b). On September 2, 1971 he was sentenced to consecutive sentences of 15 years on each count. When subsequently informed that petitioner would not be eligible for parole, 26 U.S.C.A. §…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Vincent Francis McGee Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- 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
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lawrence Leroy Farrow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Billy GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. McKnightCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Duncil v. KaufmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Derwin Bourgeois v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Hunt Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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