Legal Opinion

Pritchett v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 25, 1922PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal. from the Circuit Court for Dorchester County (Bailey and Due®, LL). Criminal proceeding against Robert Pritchett. From the judgment and sentence, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtPattisok, J.

The appellant in this case is charged in the indictment with the violation of section 75, article 27, of the Code of Public General Laws of this State.

The indictment contains two counts. It is alleged in the first; that the defendant “did, without just cause, desert his wife, Agnes Pritchett,” and in the second it is alleged that “he wilfully neglected to provide for the support and maintenance of his wife.”

A demurrer' to the. indictment was; filed and overruled. The case was then tried by a jury, and a verdict of guilty was rendered.

The statute, section 75, article 27, of the Code, under…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stearns v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1895
  2. Symington III v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1919
  3. Buchanan & Smock Lumber Co. v. East Jersey Coast Water Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1904
  4. Carr v. CarrIndiana Court of Appeals · 1893

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Kelly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1926
  2. State v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  3. State v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
  4. Hite v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
  5. Ayre v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974

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