Legal Opinion
Roland Anderson, 115181 v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary, Roland Anderson, 115181 v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1982No. 81-6626, 81-6627PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Roland Anderson was found guilty of rape, felony murder and burglary by a jury in the State of Maryland and sentenced to life imprisonment by the state court in 1970. The convictions for rape and burglary were later vacated by a state court applying double jeopardy principles barring multiple punishments, but Anderson remains incarcerated on the felony murder conviction. The United States District Court for the District of Maryland in 1981 granted a writ of habeas corpus to Anderson, finding constitutional error committed by the trial judge in the conduct of Anderson’s…
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