Legal Opinion

Robert L. Thomas v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 6, 1965No. 9934PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

The question, involving an asserted illegal seizure of evidence followed by a guilty plea in a proceeding which became final before Mapp, 1 is resolved by the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Linkletter. 2

Affirmed.

1. Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 81 S.Ct. 1684, 6 L.Ed.2d 1081.

2. Linkletter v. Walker, 85 S.Ct. 1731.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McDonald v. MiddlebrooksDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1966
  2. United States v. KetchumDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1967
  3. Louisiana ex rel. Picard v. AllgoodDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967