Legal Opinion
Brittingham v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 14, 1985No. 1109, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
A request for counsel is not always relevant to the voluntariness of a confession. Startling? Not under the unique circumstances of this appeal.
I. THE FACTS
This case arises from a break-in at the home of Joseph and Debra Kiss in Baltimore City which occurred shortly after midnight on October 10, 1982. The break-in was carried out by two male intruders, one armed with a hand gun and the other with a knife. Mr. and Mrs. Kiss and their infant son were home at the time of the occurrence. The intruders ordered Mr. Kiss to turn over all of the family’s money, and he complied. Mr. Kiss…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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