Legal Opinion
Peter Kenneth Demarrias v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1971No. 71-1154PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Peter Kenneth De-Marrias, appeals from the denial, by the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, of his motion for vacation of sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
His appeal raises the question of the proper procedure to be followed by a District Court in acting upon an indigent defendant’s request for the appointment of counsel on a first direct appeal.
DeMarrias was indicted by a federal grand jury for manslaughter in the death of his half-brother, Jerry De-Marrias. He pleaded not guilty. The manslaughter indictment was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Horace Edward Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
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