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· 11/7/1986

United States v. William Willis

Citations

  • 804 F.2d 961
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 33331

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “A Rule 35 motion presupposes a valid conviction and is an inappropriate vehicle for collaterally attacking the underlying proceeding.”
  • “The [federal] courts [of appeals] have consistently stated that failure to mention or misidentification of the ruling being appealed from does not destroy appellate jurisdiction as long as the intent to appeal is apparent and the appellee suffers no prejudice.”

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Judges: Jones, Krupansky, Celebrezze

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