Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 13, 1957No. [No. 119, September Term, 1957.]PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPrescott, J.

This appeal has been instituted by William H. Jackson, who was convicted of forgery by a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, and sentenced by Judge Carter to three years in the House of Correction.

Pie filed a brief in this Court, pro se, and assigns as “questions presented”, the following:

“1. Was it error for the trial judge to deny appellant’s request for a postponement of the trial so that appellant could obtain witnesses vital to his defense ?

2. Was it error for the trial judge to refuse to allow appellant to conduct his defense without counsel?

3. Was it error for the trial judge to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Plank v. SummersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
  2. Auchincloss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1952
  3. Briley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  4. Laque v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. State v. FrazierCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  2. State v. PatriarcaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
  3. Boone v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
  4. Stansbury v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
  5. Taliaferro v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983

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