Legal Opinion
Edwards v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 1, 1975No. [No. 75, October Term, 1949.]PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The appellant, Thomas Alexander Edwards was indicted, on two separate indictments, for the murders of John L. Mahlan and Mary Kline on September 17th, 1948, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The cases were removed to Baltimore City. To both indictments he pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by the court without a jury. He was found guilty in both cases of murder in the first degree and, after motions for new trials were overruled, was sentenced to death by hanging. From those judgments appellant has appealed to this Court.
Appellant contends primarily that it was error for the trial…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Harris v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by45 opinions
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