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Nixon v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 21, 1954No. [No. 134, October Term, 1953.]PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHenderson, J.

Marcus Ray Nixon was tried by the court and a jury in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County on a charge of murder. The verdict was guilty of murder in the first degree, without capital punishment, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, it is urged that the evidence was legally insufficient to support a verdict of murder, although it is conceded that manslaughter was established. It is also urged that there was error in the rulings upon the admissibility of evidence.

The fatal shooting in this case occurred on August 27, 1953, at about 11 P.M. outside of Clark’s Restaurant,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Chisley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1953
  2. Corens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
  4. Grammer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  5. United States v. S. B. Penick & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  2. Breeding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  4. Guerriero v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  5. Crawford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963

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