Legal Opinion
Duncan and Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 28, 1977No. [No. 24, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
The Grand Jury for Frederick County returned a true bill against Cornell Smith, alias James Fitz, and Sherman Duncan (appellants), jointly, presenting that they did unlawfully steal (1st count) and receive (2nd count) goods of Montgomery Ward and Company, Inc. of a value in excess of $100. At separate bench trials in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, Smith was convicted under the 1st count and Duncan under the 2nd count. In each trial a motion to suppress the stolen goods as seized upon an unlawful search of an automobile was denied and the evidence was admitted. Maryland Rule 729.…
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