Legal Opinion
Bedford v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 24, 1982No. [No. 75, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Eldridge, Cole and Davidson, JJ., dissent. Eldridge, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 185 infra, in which Cole and Davidson, JJ., concur.
At issue in this case is whether the extrajudicial identification of an individual’s photograph by two victims as that of the culprit who robbed them will support a rational inference of the criminal agency of the accused, notwithstanding the fact that neither of them was able to identify him in court. We hold that it does. Thus, we shall affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals contained in an unreported opinion. We shall decline the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Malcus T. Clemons v. United States of America, David E. Clark v. United States of America, Alvin C. Hines v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Tichnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Williams v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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3Cited by48 opinions
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