Meyer v. State

A mother and her three-month old infant were stabbed to death in their Bowie, Maryland home. Appellant, Gene Thomas Meyer, was convicted of first degree murder of the mother and second degree murder of the child and received sentences of life imprisonment and thirty years, to be served consecutively. On this appeal, the major issue presented involves Maryland District Rule 723 (M.D.R.) requiring an arrested person to be presented “without unnecessary delay” before a judicial officer. Appellant, relying upon Johnson v. State, 282 Md. 314, 384 A.2d 709 (1978), contends that two statements…