Legal Opinion

William Estep v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 20, 1958No. 16678PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment denying the appellant’s motion to vacate a five-year sentence and two thousand dollar fine imposed upon him for violating the Mail Fraud Statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341, and the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 77e(a) (1) and (2) and 77q(a).- The judgment of conviction was affirmed by this Court in Estep v. United States, 1955, 223 F.2d 19.

The appellant commenced serving his five-year sentence in the Federal Correctional Institution of Seagoville, Texas on September 17, 1954. In September 1955, the appellant filed an application for a writ of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Salinger v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. Goldsby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Massey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  2. Badman v. StarkDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. State v. WeeksSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  4. Maurice Gibbs v. John T. King, Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  5. Willard E. Johnson v. Ronald Hubbard, Lewis Lindner, Kahlil MatoukCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983

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