Legal Opinion
James Bostic v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 7, 1961No. 16405PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*679WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial by the District Court, without a hearing, of Bostic’s petition to vacate his conviction and sentence, under Section 2255 of Title 28 of the United States Code.
Bostic was convicted in 1937 of first degree murder and was sentenced to death by electrocution. After an unsuccessful appeal1 and a number of motions, a lunacy inquisition was held in 1940. Bostic was found insane, and was committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital. His execution was ordered suspended until restoration of his sanity. He remained at St. Elizabeths until 1949, at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- V. P. Serodino, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Edward B. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- James P. Taylor v. United States of America, James Peter Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
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- Herman Edward Nelms v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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