Legal Opinion

State v. Watson

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 18, 1990No. 166, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHASANOW, Judge.

On September 13, 1987, at approximately 5:45 p.m., the Harford County Police and an ambulance crew responded to a “911” call initiated by Ethel Watson (Watson) from his motel room at the Chase Manor Motel. When they arrived at Watson’s room, they found the dead body of Watson's girlfriend, Jeanette Hill, on the bed. Watson was next to her trying to revive her. It was apparent that Ms. Hill had been dead for some time. While police and ambulance personnel were at the scene, Watson appeared calm, nonchalant, unexcited, and uncaring. It was only later, when talking to police,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
  4. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
  5. United States v. Sally A. Papia, Russell J. Enea, Joseph v. Basile, and Maximillion J. AdonnisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Crane v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2018
  3. Graves v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  4. Bradley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  5. Sahin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995

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