Legal Opinion

Romans v. State of Maryland

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 14, 1940No. [Nos. 2, 3, October Term, 1940.]PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtParke, J.

The separate appeals of Wiliam B. Romans and of Edna M. Horan are from the several judgments which imposed sentences upon them after their joint trial and a finding of guilty by the court, sitting as a jury.

The first question for review is the action of the court in overruling the demurrer of Edna M. Horan to the indictment. The demurrer was to the indictment and every one of its five counts. The traverser argues that the counts are duplicitous. If so, the vice would make the counts bad. The State maintains that a single offense is charged in violation of section 30 of article 27 of Code…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Smith v. . United States Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
  2. Commonwealth v. SnowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
  3. Dodge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
  4. Roddy v. FinneganCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
  5. Callahan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Bushey v. Northern Assurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. State v. PaganoCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
  3. Kellum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
  4. Price v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
  5. Braxton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964

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