Escoe v. Zerbst

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1935-05-20

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*491 Mr. Justice Cardozo delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner was convicted of a crime in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas after indictment and a plea of guilty. He was sentenced, October 10, 1932, to imprisonment for four and a half years i…

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