Legal Opinion

Markham v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 17, 1954No. 6820PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside the judgment and sentence which was affirmed by this court on appeal in Markham v. United States, 4 Cir., 184 F.2d 512. Appellant, who was represented by counsel, was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1111 of murder committed on the Old Army Base in Norfolk, Virginia, government property which was transferred by the Army to the Navy in 1928 and later transferred from the jurisdiction of the Navy to that of the Maritime Commission. There was evidence on the trial tending to show that the crime…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bowen v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. S. R. A., Inc. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Silas Mason Co. v. Tax Commission of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Benson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. J. W. Johnson, Adolphus Foston and Harry JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  2. United States v. GernieDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
  3. United States of America, Charles L. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
  4. United States v. Ritchie Daryl Lavender, United States of America v. Jerry Eugene RossCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. GabrionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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