Legal Opinion
James v. Copinger
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1971No. Nos. 12474, 13024PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
Robert James and Matthew Mack Callahan have petitioned for rehearing after our abstention in favor of state court determination of the retroactivity of North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711, 89 S.Ct. 2072, 23 L.Ed.2d 656 (1969). See, James v. Copinger, 428 F.2d 235 (4 Cir., 1970). Petitioner James urges that the law in Maryland is already settled against applying Pearce retroactively. Pratt v. Warden, 8 Md.App. 274, 259 A. 2d 580 (1969). Petitioner Callahan urges that the courts of Virginia have indicated a similar disposition, see, Evans v. Richmond, 210 Va. 403, 407,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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