Legal Opinion
United States v. Zerbst
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided April 2, 1953No. 2720-APublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, District Judge. • ’
The defendant has moved that the warrant against him be dismissed on the following grounds:
“1. There was no legally competent evidence before the United States Commissioner at the preliminary hearing to sustain a finding of probable cause of the commission of any Federal offense by the Defendant.
“2. The testimony before the United States Commissioner at the preliminary hearing, if believed in toto, was insufficient in law to- sustain a finding of probable cause of the commission of the offense charged.
“3. That no witness testified before the United States…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Collins v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Todd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. CasinoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1923
- Morgan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Yenkichi Ito v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. Dwayne A. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Pugach v. KleinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- United States v. SamuelsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959
- Tony Legatos (True Name Antonio Legatos) and John Glynn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- William Andrew Washington v. Donald ClemmerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.