Legal Opinion
Vern Mac Throgmartin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1970No. 28199_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Throgmartin, was indicted for the offenses of bank burglary in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2 and 2113(a), failing to appear before a court or judicial officer in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 3150 (2 counts) and escaping from custody in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2 and 751 (2 counts). He was represented by court appointed counsel, pled guilty and was sentenced for a term of nine years. In his § 2255 motion to vacate sentence Throgmartin claimed that the grand jury which indicted him was defectively constituted because of the systematic exclusion of Negroes. He also…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- 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
- Scales v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shotwell Manufacturing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- James Leo Huth v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Willie Jackson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Cleveland Colson v. Lamont Smith, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- State v. ValentineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- United States v. Marshall Brent WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Northside Realty Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
- Matthew Winters v. Thomas D. Cook, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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