Legal Opinion

Wilkins v. State of Maryland

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided October 1, 1975No. Civ. B-74-697PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BLAIR, District Judge.

On December 8, 1971, Ralph Edward Wilkins was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree, for the shotgun slaying of one Thomas Magellan Lewis, on December 14, 1970. For this murder, Wilkins was sentenced to life imprisonment. Thereafter, Wilkins appealed to the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Wilkins v. State, 16 Md.App. 587, 300 A.2d 411 (1973), and, upon a writ of certiorari, review was had by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Wilkins v . State, 270 Md. 62, 310 A.2d 39 (1973). Certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court, Wilkins v.…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. BondurantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
  4. State v. BushSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  5. Stevenson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980

27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API