Legal Opinion
Purks v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 27, 1961No. [No. 309, September Term, 1960.]PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorney, J.
This is an appeal from the order of the Criminal Court of Baltimore under which Francis Aubrey Purks (the appellant) was committed to the Patuxent Institution, pursuant to the provisions of Code (1957), Art. 31B, § 9 (b), for an indeterminate period without either maximum or minimum limits.
The appellant was convicted of robbery and sentenced to the Maryland Penitentiary for a term of eight years. At the same time, the trial court directed that he be examined at Patuxent. In due course he was examined, and, it having been determined that he was a defective delinquent, that finding was reported…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blizzard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- In Re MundySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1952
- Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Moss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Sas v. MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- John Sas v. State of Maryland, Director of Patuxent Institution, Albert Delanor Murel v. State of Maryland and Director of Patuxent Institution, James C. Shine v. State of Maryland, Director of Patuxent Institution and the Maryland State Legislature, Timothy Patrick O'COnnOr v. State of Maryland Director, Patuxent Institution, George L. Creswell v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Gregory v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- McCloskey v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
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