Legal Opinion
B. Frank Thomas v. J.D. Cox, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1983No. 82-6614PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether incriminating statements made by a pretrial prison detainee to a fellow prison inmate who had initiated contacts with the police and been advised by them to listen for but not elicit information were unconstitutionally admitted in the detainee’s state criminal trial in violation of his sixth amendment rights to counsel as defined in United States v. Henry, 447 U.S. 264, 100 S.Ct. 2183, 65 L.Ed.2d 115 (1980). The district court denied a petition for federal habeas corpus based upon the sixth amendment claim. We…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Guillermo Novo Sampol, United States of America v. Alvin Ross Diaz, United States of America v. Ignacio Novo SampolCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Anthony N. Matteo v. Superintendent, Sci Albion the District Attorney of the County of Chester the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Ian Lightbourne v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Rex Eugene Love, United States of America v. Jerry Wayne SheppardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Pasquale Panza, Seymour Ringle, Charles Fruscione, Gregory Cappello, Gregory Boutelle, Christopher MerlinoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Ayers v. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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