Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 15, 1973No. 864, September Term, 1972PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
The discovery of the bodies of two 15 year old boys in a rural woods in Charles County led to the indictment and conviction of Bernard William Robinson, appellant, on two charges of murder in the first degree for which Robinson was sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment.
In this appeal, appellant asserts 9 reasons why the judgments of the Circuit Court for Frederick County should be reversed. He states:
1. That a confrontation with a witness was impermissibly suggestive.
2. A pistol taken from his automobile was the fruit of an illegal search and seizure..
3. Carbon residue extracted…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Blackwell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Brown v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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