Legal Opinion
Burgess v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 4, 1991No. 94, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
The State of Maryland, in a 90 count indictment, charged John Lavon Burgess, appellant, with numerous violations of the criminal laws including Assault with Intent to Murder, Assault with Intent to Maim, Assault with Intent to Disable, Assault and Battery, and Malicious Destruction of Property. All of the charges stemmed from a rock throwing barrage along Interstate 95 (1-95) 1 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The lower court severed Burgess’s trial from that of his co-defendants, Maurice Edward Ford and Donnell Petite. Burgess elected a bench trial. After a short trial, the…
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