Legal Opinion
In Re Johnson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 2, 1969No. [No. 303, September Term, 1968.]PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
This appeal challenges the constitutionality of Maryland Code (1957, 1966 Eepl. Vol.) Art. 26 §§ 51-71A, 91-101 (the Act) which creates a system of juvenile courts for the State of Maryland (other than Baltimore City and Montgomery County) 1 on the sole ground that the Act makes no provision for a jury trial.
On 6 October 1967, Erwin J. Zmarzly, a special police officer, was attacked by some 14 youths on a parking lot adjacent to a Giant Food Store in Hyattsville, Maryland. Zmarzly filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, sitting as a juvenile court, against Thomas E.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by37 opinions
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In re Victor B.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Matter of D.(daniel)New York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Bible v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. FuciniIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
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