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Stackowitz v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 14, 1986No. 1557, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILNER, Judge.

Considering the vast number of criminal cases that originate through a Statement of Charges in the District Court 1 and the fact that, in most instances, the Statement of Charges is prepared by a person who is not a lawyer, 2 it is not surprising that, occasionally, one will find a Statement of Charges framed with less than the desired legal precision. In most instances, we suspect, this is not a significant problem. If the imprecision or deficiency does not go to the heart of the offense, it may be corrected by simply amending the Statement of Charges. Md. Rule 4-204. If the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  2. Gray v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979
  3. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  5. Proctor v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1981

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jupiter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2005
  3. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  4. Jupiter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992

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