Legal Opinion

Horacio Reyes v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 29, 1959No. 17517PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from an order denying relief, without a hearing, on appellant’s motion to set aside a judgment sentencing him to a period of ten years in custody of the Attorney General.

Appellant’s complaint is strictly one of law and not of facts, and we hold that the trial court did not err in denying relief on the ground that the files and records showed conclusively that appellant vs as entitled to no relief.

Upon conviction of a narcotics violation as to which a minimum sentence of five years must be given for a first offender, the appellant admitted to a pri- or conviction, thus making…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Erwin Manget Enzor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  2. Thomas Llerena v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Pueblo v. Lozano DíazSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
  4. United States v. John James ConnollyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. ThomasDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972

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