Legal Opinion
Patterson v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 23, 1975No. [No. 179, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Donnell, J.
Following a domestic argument, Douglas Lynn Patterson died on the night of Sunday, June 25, 1972, as a result of internal bleeding caused by a stab wound in his chest. His wife, the appellant, Mary Theresa Patterson, was indicted for his murder.
Following a five-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County (presided over by Judge Albert P. Close) she was convicted on February 17, 1973, of murder in the second degree and thereafter sentenced to a term of 20 years. 1
On the morning of the trial the prosecutor filed a motion for appropriate relief under Maryland Rule 725 a asking that…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Lutwak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- People v. SearsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Gladden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- United States v. MarzanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- General Motors Corp. v. LahockiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Jefferson-El v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Scarborough v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
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