Legal Opinion
Evans v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 10, 2005No. 18, September Term, 2004, 3, September Term, 2005PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilner, J.
On April 28, 1983, appellant, Vernon Evans, for a fee of $9,000 to be paid by his friend, Anthony Grandison, murdered David Piechowicz and Susan Kennedy, deliberately, willfully, with premeditation, in cold blood. Grandison wanted Piechowicz and his wife, Cheryl, killed to prevent them from testifying against Grandison in a pending drug case in Federal Court, and he hired Evans to do the job.
The Piechowiczes were employed at the Warren House Motel. Unbeknownst to Evans, Cheryl was not at work that day; her sister, Ms. Kennedy, was substituting for her. Evans drove to the motel, walked into…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Hurtado v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by31 opinions
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