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Williams v. Peppersack

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nov 22, 1957
250 F.2d 86 (4th Cir. 1957)

Opinion

No. 7531.

Argued November 7, 1957.

Decided November 22, 1957.

Mathias J. DeVito, Baltimore, Md., for appellant.

James H. Norris, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. of Maryland (C. Ferdinand Sybert, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF and HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


This is another appeal in a habeas corpus proceeding by the prisoner whose case was before us in Williams v. Peppersack, 4 Cir., 241 F.2d 614. The questions presented have been passed upon by the Maryland state courts. Williams v. Warden, 205 Md. 633, 109 A.2d 49; 209 Md. 641, 120 A.2d 919, certiorari denied 351 U.S. 974, 76 S.Ct. 1037, 100 L.Ed. 1492. The appeal must be dismissed for lack of the certificate of probable cause required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We have examined the record and think it clear that the appeal is without merit and that appellant was not entitled to such certificate.

Appeal dismissed.


Summaries of

Williams v. Peppersack

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nov 22, 1957
250 F.2d 86 (4th Cir. 1957)
Case details for

Williams v. Peppersack

Case Details

Full title:James WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Vernon L. PEPPERSACK, Warden, Maryland…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Nov 22, 1957

Citations

250 F.2d 86 (4th Cir. 1957)

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