Legal Opinion
Blondes v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 11, 1972No. 32, September Term, 1972PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Maryland Code, Article 27, Section 23 provides that it shall constitute the offense of bribery for “any member of the General Assembly of Maryland * * * [to] demand or receive any bribe, fee, reward or testimonial for the purpose of influencing him in the performance of his official duties, or for neglecting or failing to perform the same.”
Appellant Blondes, a lawyer and Montgomery County Delegate to the General Assembly of Maryland from 1962 to 1970, was charged with violating this statute; the indictment alleged, in two counts, that on December 10, 1967 Blondes demanded, and on January 4,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Gravel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. BrewsterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Blondes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- State v. CanovaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Mandel v. O'HARACourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- Spector v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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