Legal Opinion
State v. Adams
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 19, 1982No. [No. 52, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
This case involves a claim of prosecutorial vindictiveness allegedly resulting from the filing of additional criminal charges against the defendant after the original charging document had been dismissed on the defendant’s motion.
I
The pertinent facts are these. On September 24, 1979, William L. Adams was charged in the District Court of Maryland with having conspired with William Simpson at a designated place and during a designated time period "to violate the gambling laws, to wit Lottery of the State of Md. ... in violation of the Common Law of Md.” After Adams requested a trial by jury in…
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