Legal Opinion
Charles James Reeves v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1965No. 9435_1PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Charles James Reeves, has appealed from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus after a full evidentiary hearing. 1 Reeves maintains that his constitutional rights were abridged in his state court trial in several respects, but his principal contention is that a yellow note was seized by the police during an unconstitutional search and admitted in evidence against him to his prejudice. 2
The basic facts in this case are extensive, but they are not in serious dispute. On the evening of July 23,1959, at about 11:30,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by61 opinions
- United States v. William E. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Frendak v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- United States v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Commonwealth v. PlatouSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- United States v. Clayborne Jamison, Jr., United States of America v. Clayborne Jamison, Sr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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