Opinion

William C. Coleman v. United States

334 F.2d 558
118 U.S. App. D.C. 168
1964 U.S. App. LEXIS 5495

Court: Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Filed: May 1, 1964
Status: Published
Author: Bastian
On the bench: Bastian, Bazelon, Miller, Fahy, Washington, Danaher, Bastían, Burger, Wright, McGowan
Cited by: 10 cases

Congress may allow juries to prohibit capital punishment in murder cases in “the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction,” while not permitting them to do so in D.C.

How later courts described this case

Congress may allow juries to prohibit capital punishment in murder cases in “the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction,” while not permitting them to do so in D.C.
motion to revoke or vacate sentence

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

WILBUR K. MILLER and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges,

dissent from the majority opinion and from the concurring opinions. They would affirm the judgment of the District Court.

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