Legal Opinion

Comstock v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 9, 1990No. 1328, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRITY, Judge.

We shall be concerned with whether a driver whose vehicle has not made physical contact with another may be considered to have been “involved” in a personal injury “accident” and convicted of leaving its scene.

The appellant, Christopher John Comstock, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Goudy, Jr., J.) of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, negligent driving, changing lanes when unsafe, and driving a vehicle with unsafe tires. On appeal, he presents the following questions for our consideration:

I. Whether the trial court properly found that…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Liparota v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. FabritzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  3. Dawkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  4. Bloodsworth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  5. Kimoktoak v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. Stanley v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997

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