Legal Opinion
Sylvester J. Morris, 134-720 v. State of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1983No. 83-6072PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Sylvester J. Morris was convicted in Maryland state court of first degree murder and his conviction was upheld on appeal. Morris subsequently petitioned the federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus, which that court denied. We issued a certificate of probable cause and now reverse.
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Morris and his wife were experiencing severe marital difficulties in early 1974 and were living apart. On January 19, Morris fired a shotgun, wounding his wife and a man of whom Morris was jealous. Morris claimed that the shotgun discharged accidentally. He was arrested and released…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Theodore Griffin v. George N. Martin, Iii, Warden Attorney General of the State of S. C.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Bush v. StephensonDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1986
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