Legal Opinion
United States v. James Harvey Johnson, AKA "Dinky,"
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1973No. 73-1341PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
James Harvey Johnson appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for a new trial based upon newly discovered evidence pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
In 1968 Johnson was convicted of bank robbery along with three codefendants. This court affirmed his conviction in 1971. United States v. Johnson, No. 14,476 (4 Cir. March 9, 1971).
After pleading guilty to one count, a codefendant, Louis Floyd, testified for the Government and implicated Johnson as the driver of the getaway car. Floyd’s testimony, unshaken on vigorous cross-examination, was an important…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Larrison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1928
- United States v. TrocheCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- United States v. Robert Hall Lewis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Tyrus Fields Jones and Robert Wesley Princeler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- United States v. Ernest Bynum, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. James E. ArringtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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