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Benton v. Copinger

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided October 18, 1968No. Civ. No. 18872PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HARVEY, District Judge.

John Dalmer Benton, petitioner, was brought to trial on April 22, 1965 in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County on charges of burglary, housebreaking and larceny. The State dropped the housebreaking count, and following a jury trial on the other two counts, he was found guilty of burglary but not guilty of larceny. Petitioner was sentenced by Judge Parker to a term of ten *142years imprisonment on the burglary conviction.

An appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Before a hearing on the merits of such appeal, the Court of Appeals…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Robert J. Grundler and Joseph L. Jelly v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
  2. Schowgurow v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
  3. Eddie W. Patton v. State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  4. State v. MadisonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
  5. Patton v. State of North CarolinaDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Mohr v. JordanDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1974
  3. Gesicki v. OswaldDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
  4. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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