Legal Opinion

Caparella v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided September 22, 2001No. [No. 22, September Term, 1957.]PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

H^ndjJrson, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellant was indicted in Howard County on a charge of escaping from Patuxent Institution on August 18, 1956, where he had been detained and confined as a defective delinquent, as defined in Code (1951), Art. 31B, sec. 5. After a motion to dismiss was overruled, the appellant pleaded not guilty, elected a trial by the court, was found guilty and sentenced to serve five years in the Maryland Penitentiary. The appeal raises only questions of law, whether the escape statute, Code (1951), Art. 27, sec. 164, applies to Patuxent Institution, and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Eggleston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  3. Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Sas v. MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
  2. Blizzard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  3. 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
  4. Fleeger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  5. Slagle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966

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