State v. Vincent
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County (Merrick, J.,) sustaining a demurrer to the indictment and quashing the same. The cause was argued before McSherry, C. J., Fowler, Boyd, Pearce, Schmucker and Jones, JJ.
1Opinion of the Court
Pearce; ].,
delivered’the opinion of the Court.
The appellee was indicted in the Circuit Court for Prince 'George’s County for the crime of perjury before the same grand jury by which the indictment was found. Upon ■arraignment he-pleaded not guilty, but subsequently, and •presumably with the leave of the Court, withdrew this plea, ■and filed a general demurrer to the indictment, and the Court sustained the demurrer and quashed the indictment, from which action this appeal is taken. The chief and the •only substantial question presented, is whether it does nót ■appear upon the face of the…
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