Legal Opinion
Woodall v. Pettibone
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1972No. Nos. 72-1242, 72-1264PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
The question presented by this appeal is whether Long v. Robinson, 436 F.2d 1116 (4th Cir. 1971), is to be given retroactive effect. We think that it should be applied retroactively but that practical considerations require case-by-case application and prevent according general blanket relief automatically to all persons affected.
In Long v. Robinson, 316 F.Supp. 22 (D.Md.1970), the district court held unconstitutional the Maryland laws1 which required persons 16 and 17 years old who were arrested for crimes committed in Baltimore City to be tried as adults, when persons…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. United States Coin & CurrencySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- John Wayne Kemplen v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Bromley v. CrispCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Wiggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979
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