Legal Opinion
United States of America Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Scotland E. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1999No. 98-1947PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of appellant Scotland E. Williams’(“Williams”) attempt to subpoena files from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) in connection with his prosecution by the State of Maryland for murder, and the state court’s subsequent issuance of a show cause order to the FBI for its refusal to comply with the subpoena. After the matter was removed to federal court, the district court issued an order quashing the state court subpoena and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Touhy v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
- Andrea Smith Gregory Welsh Larry Hornstein v. James CromerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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