Legal Opinion

Harold Pitts Roe v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 16, 1963No. 17341PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

On April 28, 1961, appellant, represented by a court-appointed counsel, appeared before the Honorable Albert A. Ridge, then United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. He waived venue and indictment, and entered a plea of guilty to a two-count information charging him with violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 500 and 2312. On May 19, 1961, he was sentenced to 5 years on each count, the sentences to run consecutively.

On November 20, 1961, he filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that his plea of guilty was induced by threats, promises and beatings and that his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. James P. Taylor v. United States of America, James Peter Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  3. Hiller Arthur Hayes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
  4. United States v. RoeDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1963

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Mirra v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
  2. United States v. William CollierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
  3. William Bernard McKinney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  4. Martin W. Monteer v. Charles L. Benson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. Harold Pitts Roe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965

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