Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 22, 1973No. 7, September Term, 1973PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScanlan, J.
The appellant, James Victor Robinson, was summarily convicted of a criminal contempt committed in the presence of the court by Judge Charles D. Harris of the Criminal Court of Baltimore who sentenced him to six months in jail. The question presented on Robinson’s appeal from the lower court’s order is whether it erred in finding him in contempt.
On July 7, 1972, the appellant was arrested and charged with kidnapping. He was committed to the Baltimore City Jail where he remained both before and after the return of an indictment on August 16, 1972. While in jail, he filed in the court below what…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ex Parte TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Frank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Pearson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- A. v. Laurins & Co. v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Hermina v. Baltimore Life InsuranceCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
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