Legal Opinion

United States v. Hershel Hiram McKnight

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 13, 1982No. 82-1228PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Once again Hershel Hiram McKnight appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his pro se motion for post conviction relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Once again we affirm the district court’s dismissal.

Hershel Hiram McKnight has filed three § 2255 motions following his 1971 conviction and sentence for conspiring to rob a bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and for carrying a firearm during the commission of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(2). The facts and procedural history of his first two motions need not be repeated here as they are presented in McKnight v. United…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Hershel Hiram McKnight v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Paul Lee ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. D McKnight v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Edward Lee CatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. United States v. Robert Ray HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. CastroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. McPhailCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. McPhailCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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