Legal Opinion
Dennett v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 23, 1973No. 125, September Term, 1973PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
On March 5, 1973, William King Dennett, the appellant, made a motion to dismiss an indictment against him upon grounds he was not being tried within the 180 day period prescribed in the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act, Md. Code, Art. 27, § 616D (a). Judge Joseph M. Mathias denied the motion and commenced trial immediately. The jury found appellant guilty of taking money under false pretenses. Judge Mathias imposed a five (5) year sentence to run consecutive to sentences previously imposed in foreign jurisdictions.
On appeal he raises these questions:
1. Whether or not the trial court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Basoff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- State v. LippolisNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1969
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Fex v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Hines v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- McBride v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Embrey v. HollyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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