League v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Writ op Error to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The plaintiff in error was indicted for murder in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, at August Term, 1871, together with five other persons. A motion for leave to sever in defence was made and granted. A jury sworn and empanelled to try the case of the plaintiff in error, on the 8th of November, 1871, were unable to agree, and were discharged by the Court on the 12th of the same month.
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Writ op Error to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The plaintiff in error was indicted for murder in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, at August Term, 1871, together with five other persons. A motion for leave to sever in defence was made and granted. A jury sworn and empanelled to try the case of the plaintiff in error, on the 8th of November, 1871, were unable to agree, and were discharged by the Court on the 12th of the same month. He was thereupon admitted to bail, and the case was continued to the next December Term. At that term, availing of the right given by the 91st…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
This record shows that the plaintiff in error being indicted for murder, was tried by a jury, who, failing to agree upon a verdict, were discharged; he was then admitted to bail, and the case continued to December Term, 1871. At that Term he elected to be tried before the Court, under the 91st section, Art. 30, of the Code; and the case was accordingly tried before the Court on the 15th day of January, 1872. The Court, consisting of two Judges, were unable to agree, and ordered a re-trial.
On the' 31st day of January, 1872, the plaintiff in error, by his attorneys, moved the Court that he. be…
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