Legal Opinion

State v. Canova

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 15, 1976No. [No. 41, September Term, 1976.]PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.

Murphy, C. J., and Eldridge, J., dissent and Eldridge, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Murphy, C. J., concurs at page 500 infra.

The issue for decision in this appeal is whether the Circuit Court for Montgomery County erred in dismissing criminal informations filed against Joseph Canova. The issue concerns the crime of bribery under the law of this State and the sufficiency of the charging documents in light of that law.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On 16 March 1976 four criminal informations were filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County informing the court that Canova bribed 1 and…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Dutton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1914
  2. Neuenschwander v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
  3. County Council v. Investors Funding Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
  4. Heath v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  5. Gatewood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Hornbeck v. Somerset County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  2. Pope v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. State v. WardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  5. Borchardt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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