Legal Opinion
United States v. Marshall Brent Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1976No. 74-1467PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, Senior District Judge.
Appellant Marshall Brent Williams, having been indicted for first degree murder on a military reservation, was convicted by a jury of second degree murder on September 1,1971, and received a sentence of 45 years. He was represented throughout the proceedings by a single attorney. Williams appealed the judgment and sentence, and this Court affirmed. United States v. Williams, No. 71-2120 (4 Cir. July 13, 1972).
Williams then filed a motion to vacate the judgment and sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, asserting for the first time his claim that blacks had…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. James A. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
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