Legal Opinion
Collins v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 13, 1982No. 1583, September Term, 1981PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiss, J.
Leon Collins, appellant, was charged in the Circuit Court for Worcester County with the first-degree murder of Olivia Collins, his wife. The case was originally tried before a jury on January 16, 1981. Upon submission of the issues to the jury it was unable to agree upon a verdict and a mistrial was declared on January 21,1981. Appellant’s motion to dismiss on the basis of double jeopardy was denied by the trial court. Appellant was subsequently tried and convicted of first-degree murder. Sentence was imposed and it was from the judgment that this appeal was filed. Appellant raises six issues…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HurdSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- People v. ShirleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- State v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
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