Legal Opinion
Vucci v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 11, 1973No. 672, September Term, 1972PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavidson, J.
On 12 October 1972 in the Circuit Court for Howard County, a jury presided over by Judge James MacGill convicted the appellant, David John Vucci, of escape from Patuxent Institution. On appeal he complains that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction and that the court erred in refusing to propound certain voir dire questions.
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Code (1957), Art. 27, § 139, insofar as here relevant, provides:
“If any offender or person legally detained and confined, in the penitentiary ... or any place of confinement, in this State, shall escape he shall be guilty of a felony . . . .” (Emphasis…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McNeil v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fabian v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- 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
- Ford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Phenious v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- LynchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- State v. FulkersonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- United States v. MasonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Dietz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011
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