Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 15, 1985No. 1121, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEANT, Judge.
On the morning of 16 June 1982, Gerald Klinger, a resident of eastern Baltimore County, discovered the body of Demetrius Kelly in his front yard under some shrubbery. Lying nearby was an opened pack of Newport cigarettes. Police were never able to identify any eyewitness to the killing, but Klinger related that he heard a gunshot the day before at about 10:20 p.m. He looked out of a front window; he saw a large car which was parked; he heard voices but could not discern what was said. Investigators later concluded that Kelly had been shot once in the head, and his body dragged…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Tichnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- People v. CrosbyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Millwood v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1987
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