Legal Opinion

Witham v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 14, 2004No. 02-5700PublishedCited by 139 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner-appellant, Timothy A. Witham, appeals from the district court’s denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction by general court-martial of several counts of larceny and wrongful disposition of government property. Witham raised five issues for habeas review before the district court: (1) that there was no verbatim record of the trial proceedings, (2) that the Convening Authority 1 lacked proper authority to refer charges against Witham to the court-martial, (3) that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated when the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. James Charles, (98-5747), Movant (98-0539) v. Ernest v. Chandler, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. Gregory Lott v. Ralph Coyle, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by139 opinions

  1. William Andrew Wright v. Stephen SpauldingCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  2. Prost v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  3. Terrell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  4. Witham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. Loving v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2005

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