Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 4, 1978No. [No. 98, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Digges, Eldridge and Cole, JJ., dissent. Eldridge, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Digges, J., concurs at page 174 infra. Cole, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 178 infra.
Whether electronically obtained evidence was improperly admitted at the appellant Smith’s criminal trial in violation of state law and the federal constitution is the central issue in this case.
Smith was charged with having robbed Patricia McDonough on March 5, 1976. Evidence adduced at the trial showed that the victim was returning to her home shortly after midnight on the morning of the crime when she…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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