Shelton v. United States, No. 223
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM |
| Citation | 78 S.Ct. 563,356 U.S. 26,2 L.Ed.2d 579 |
| Parties | Jay Paul SHELTON, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America. isc |
| Decision Date | 10 March 1958 |
| Docket Number | M,No. 223 |
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UNITED STATES of America.
Supreme Court of the United States
Jay Paul Shelton, pro se.
Solicitor General Rankin, for the United States.
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
PER CURIAM.
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for writ of certiorari are granted. Upon consideration of the entire record and confession of error by the Solicitor General that the plea of guilty may have been improperly obtained, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is reversed and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.
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People v. West, Cr. 14453
...On petition for certiorari the United States Supreme Court noted confession of error by the Solicitor General and reversed per curiam. (356 U.S. 26, 78 S.Ct. 563, 2 L.Ed.2d 579 (1958).) The reversal did not specify the nature of the error, and left the validity of bargained guilty pleas in ......
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State v. Smith, No. 279A99.
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U.S. v. Pollard, No. 90-3276
...1472, 25 L.Ed.2d 747 (1970) (quoting Shelton v. United States, 246 F.2d 571, 572 n. 2 (5th Cir.1957) (en banc), rev'd on other grounds, 356 U.S. 26, 78 S.Ct. 563, 2 L.Ed.2d 579 (1958)). Almost anything lawfully within the power of a prosecutor acting in good faith can be offered in exchange......
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Brady v. United States, No. 270
...(1966). 13. Shelton v. United States, 246 F.2d 571, 572 n. 2 (C.A.5th Cir. 1957) (en banc), rev'd on confession of error on other grounds, 356 U.S. 26, 78 S.Ct. 563, 2 L.Ed.2d 579 (1958). 14. Our conclusion in this regard seems to coincide with the conclusions of most of the lower federal c......
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People v. West, Cr. 14453
...On petition for certiorari the United States Supreme Court noted confession of error by the Solicitor General and reversed per curiam. (356 U.S. 26, 78 S.Ct. 563, 2 L.Ed.2d 579 (1958).) The reversal did not specify the nature of the error, and left the validity of bargained guilty pleas in ......
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State v. Smith, No. 279A99.
...25 L.Ed.2d 747, 760 (1970) (quoting Shelton v. United States, 246 F.2d 571, 572 n. 2 (5th Cir.1957) (en banc), rev'd on other grounds, 356 U.S. 26, 78 S.Ct. 563, 2 L.Ed.2d 579 Defendant contends, however, that the statutory formula for informing a defendant pleading guilty of the maximum an......
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U.S. v. Pollard, No. 90-3276
...1472, 25 L.Ed.2d 747 (1970) (quoting Shelton v. United States, 246 F.2d 571, 572 n. 2 (5th Cir.1957) (en banc), rev'd on other grounds, 356 U.S. 26, 78 S.Ct. 563, 2 L.Ed.2d 579 (1958)). Almost anything lawfully within the power of a prosecutor acting in good faith can be offered in exchange......
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Brady v. United States, No. 270
...(1966). 13. Shelton v. United States, 246 F.2d 571, 572 n. 2 (C.A.5th Cir. 1957) (en banc), rev'd on confession of error on other grounds, 356 U.S. 26, 78 S.Ct. 563, 2 L.Ed.2d 579 (1958). 14. Our conclusion in this regard seems to coincide with the conclusions of most of the lower federal c......
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