Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 29, 1981No. Civ. K-78-2569PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge.
Robinson, seeking federal habeas corpus relief for the first time, contends that the instructions given at his trial improperly placed the burden of proof of an alibi defense upon him, and that that error was not harmless.
On June 14,1973, Robinson was convicted in the Circuit Court for Calvert County, Maryland, Judge Bowen presiding, of murder in the first degree, assault with intent to murder, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, and the unlawful use of a handgun. Judge Bowen sentenced Robinson to two terms of life imprisonment, and additionally to certain…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Samuel Fulton, No. 127-943 v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary, Ronald Fitzgerald Robinson, 125759 v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Simmons v. DalsheimDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Guthrie v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
- Samuel Fulton, No. 127-943 v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary, Ronald Fitzgerald Robinson, 125759 v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984