Legal Opinion
Barnhart v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 7, 1968No. 10, September Term, 1968PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth , J.
The appellant was found guilty by a jury in the Circuit Court for Washington County of breaking a storeroom with intent to steal goods of the value of $100 or more and sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate period not to exceed three years. 1 At his trial a confession made by him to the police during a custodial interrogation was admitted in evidence.
“The practice in this State, approved in many cases, is that the court first hears evidence without the jury to determine whether a confession is voluntary and should he admitted. If it decides to admit it, the same evidence is then given…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pinto v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gaudio v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Day v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1950
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. HutchinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Dempsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- State v. KiddCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Walker v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
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