Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 6, 1967No. [No. 502, September Term, 1966.]PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarbury, J.
John Wesley Cunningham, appellant, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Baltimore City for the murder of Dr. Louis Johnson on October 25, 1966. Appellant pleaded not guilty generally and elected to be tried before the Criminal Court of Baltimore, sitting without a jury. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree, without qualification as to capital punishment, and was sentenced to be executed. From the judgment on the verdict of guilty, Cunningham has appealed.
On October 25, 1966, a little after 9:00 p.m., Dr. Louis Johnson and his receptionist, Mrs. Margaret A. Pitman, closed and left…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Davis v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Barnhart v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Hurley v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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