Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit November 17, 1987, 86-6636 (Major Melvin Johnson v. R.M. Muncy Attorney General of Virginia)

FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge:

In September 1973, Johnson was convicted in a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia of rape and abduction, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The victim was accosted and raped during the early morning hours of March 17, 1973.