Wheeler v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County. The caso is stated in the opinion of the Court. The prayer offered by the counsel for the appellant, referred to in the opinion of the Court, was as follows: “That if the jury find from the evidence that the traverser was, for the time named in the indictment, the proprietor and keeper of the Westminster Hotel, in Westminster, and that cards were played in rooms of his hotel, at various times within said period, the jury…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County. The caso is stated in the opinion of the Court. The prayer offered by the counsel for the appellant, referred to in the opinion of the Court, was as follows: “That if the jury find from the evidence that the traverser was, for the time named in the indictment, the proprietor and keeper of the Westminster Hotel, in Westminster, and that cards were played in rooms of his hotel, at various times within said period, the jury ought not to render a verdict of guilty in this case, unless they shall further find that the traverser kept in. some one of…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
The record proper in this case does not embrace the demurrer to- the indictment, but it appears from a .copy of the docket entries of the proceedings in the Court below, appended to the record, that there was a demurrer interposed to the indictment before the plea of not guilty was pleaded, and that such demurrer was overruled. And although not properly presented, yet, inasmuch as it has been argued by the counsel for the appellant as if it were regularly before the Court, in order to save further trouble, and prevent delay, we shall so consider it.
The indictment contains eight counts; six on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State v. ElbornCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1867
- State v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1853
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