Legal Opinion
Shanks v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 18, 1945No. [No. 40, October Term, 1945.]PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarbury, C. J.
Appellant was indicted in Baltimore City for the crime of rape, tried before the court sitting without a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. From the judgment and sentence of the Criminal Court of Baltimore this appeal is taken.
During the course of the trial, evidence was offered of the result of various blood tests, taken by Dr. Freimuth, a toxicologist attached to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State and former toxicologist and serologist of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington. No objection was made to the qualification of Dr. Freimuth, but the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Holmes v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Arais v. KalensnikoffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
- Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
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3Cited by57 opinions
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