Legal Opinion

Fowler v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 6, 1989No. 1243, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRITY, Judge.

Robert Wayne Fowler, the appellant, was convicted by a Baltimore County jury of the first degree murder of Susan Sullivan. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In this appeal it is contended that the trial judge erred by:

1. Refusing to suppress the appellant’s confession;

2. Refusing to suppress the evidence found in the search of the appellant’s automobile;

3. Refusing to suppress the evidence found in the search of the appellant’s apartment;

4. Refusing to give the jury a defense requested instruction; and

5. Imposing the sentence in an unconstitutional manner.

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. United States v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1996
  3. Stouffer v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
  4. Manno v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  5. State v. HardingCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2005

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