Legal Opinion
State v. Minster
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 24, 1985No. 86, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COUCH, Judge.
The issue here is whether we should abrogate the common law rule of “a year and a day”, which bars a prosecution for murder when the victim dies more than a year and a day after being injured. Inasmuch as we believe this issue is more appropriately addressed by the legislature, we shall not abrogate the common law rule. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the indictment filed against the appellee, Larry Edmund Minster.
The facts in this case are undisputed. On July 8, 1982, Minster shot the victim, Cheryl Dodgson, in the neck. As a result of the shooting, Ms.…
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