Legal Opinion
Stewart v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 22, 1978No. [No. 78, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
This case presents the issue whether a defendant in a criminal prosecution by the State of Maryland may appeal, before trial, a circuit court’s order denying his motion to dismiss the indictment because of an alleged violation of his right to a speedy trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States 1 and by Article 21 of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of Maryland. 2 We hold that he may not.
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Gregory Victor Stewart was charged under an indictment filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County with armed robbery and nine related offenses.…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Clark v. ElzaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Pulley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- State v. WardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. v. Los Angeles Rams Football Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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