Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 22, 1964No. [No. 25, September Term, 1964.]PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarbury, J.
Hammond, J., dissents. Dissenting opinion at page 399, infra.
Walter Clyde Davis, Jr., appellant, was convicted of manslaughter by a jury in the Circuit Court for Caroline County. The indictment was for murder. However, the court granted the appellant’s motion for judgment of acquittal of murder in the first degree, submitting to the jury the remaining degrees of homicide. He was sentenced to the Maryland Penitentiary for five years, and appeals from the judgment and sentence.
On July 2, 1963, Davis, a thirty-eight year old mechanic, resided with his mother, Bessie L. Davis, at 6117 Madawaska…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Lewis L. Wayne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- People v. RobertsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Breeding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
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3Cited by55 opinions
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