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United States v. Ralph Ramey, United States of America v. James "Bo" Payne

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided May 17, 1994No. 93-5178, 93-5194PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge K.K. HALL wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge OSTEEN joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

James “Bo” Payne and Ralph Ramey appeal their convictions and sentences for various offenses arising from the arson of the residence of an interracial couple. We affirm.

I

On June 3, 1990, at 10:30 p.m., an arsonist or arsonists burned down a mobile home occupied by JoAnn Vance and Alex Nelms at Pecks Mill in Logan County, West Virginia. Vance is white; Nelms is black.

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  3. United States v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Dale Lynn RyanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Joseph Corona, III Lindsey McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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