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· 11/10/1965

John H. Davenport v. United States

Citations

  • 353 F.2d 882

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming the holding of Hayes “that a defendant who successfully attacks an invalid sentence can ‘be validly resentenced though the resentence increased the punishment’” (quoting Hayes, 249 F.2d at 517)
  • counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and manslaughter arising from single act of fatally shooting victim
  • consecutive sentences for aggravated assault and manslaughter held improper

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Judges: Edgerton, McGowan, Per Curiam, Washington

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