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Robert L. Thomas v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
350 F.2d 395
4th Cir.
1965
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350 F.2d 395

Robert L. THOMAS, Appellant,
v.
WARDEN, MARYLAND PENITENTIARY, Appellee.

No. 9934.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Argued July 2, 1965.

Decided July 6, 1965.

Benjamin L. Brown, Baltimore, Md. (Court-assigned counsel) [Howard & Hargrove, Baltimore, Md., on brief], for appellant.

Robert F. Sweeney, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Maryland (Thomas B. Finan, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

1

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

2

Affirmed.

Notes:

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

Case Details

Case Name: Robert L. Thomas v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Date Published: Jul 6, 1965
Citation: 350 F.2d 395
Docket Number: 9934
Court Abbreviation: 4th Cir.
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