Legal Opinion
Jerry Eugene Gravitt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 21, 1975No. 74-4046PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Jerry Eugene Gravitt appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to vacate and set aside his conviction. Title 28, U.S.C., Section 2255. The district court, without a hearing, rejected his contentions that he was denied his Sixth Amendment rights to a speedy trial and to the effective assistance of counsel, and that he was improperly sentenced. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.
The facts necessary to an understanding of our present disposition are as follows. 1 The Panama City Beach, Florida, police arrested appellant and his two brothers May 15,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Richard Zuck v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Jose Avalos and Rudolfo CastrillonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Pedro L. AlvarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Rev. Alberto Mejias, A/K/A Rev. Angel OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Fritznel Reme and Fritz PierrotCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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