Legal Opinion
In Re John R.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 7, 1978No. 404, September Term, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
The appellant was found delinquent by Judge J. Albert Roney, Jr. of the Circuit Court for Cecil County sitting as a juvenile court. The court found that the act appellant committed “which would be a crime if committed by an adult,” Md. Cts. & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 3-801 (k) (Supp. 1978), constituted a violation of Md. Transp. Code Ann. § 14-104 (a) (1977). Section 14-104 (a) states in pertinent part:
“(a) In general. — A person may not:(1) Willfully damage or tamper with any vehicle without the consent of its owner; . . . .”
The State concedes that there was no damage, and the issue turns upon…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wheeler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- State v. StodolaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- United States v. TomicichDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1941
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- Scott v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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