Hoffman v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Whit oe Error to the Criminal Court of Baltimore City : This appeal is from a decision of the Criminal Court of Baltimore City (Stump, J.) over-ruling a motion to discharge the appellant on the ground that ho had already been once placed in jeopardy for the same offence, and for other reasons filed. The case is fully stated in the opinion of this Court.
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Whit oe Error to the Criminal Court of Baltimore City : This appeal is from a decision of the Criminal Court of Baltimore City (Stump, J.) over-ruling a motion to discharge the appellant on the ground that ho had already been once placed in jeopardy for the same offence, and for other reasons filed. The case is fully stated in the opinion of this Court. The cause was argued before Bowie, C. J., and Bartql, Golbsborqugxi and Cochran, J. 1st. That the decision of the Criminal Court for Baltimore City, over-ruling the motion for the discharge of this appellant ought to be reversed for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Bowie, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of this Court:
The plaintiff in error being indicted for murder, jointly with one Robert Miller, by tbe grand jurors of the State of *430Maryland, for the City of Baltimore, and being arraigned, severed in his defence, and pleaded not guilty. On the 25th of October 1859, a jury was empannelled and sworn. The State’s witnesses being- called did not answer; attachments were issued and the Oourt was adjourned to the 26th of October 1859. The attachments being returned non est, the following proceedings were entered of record: “And. after-wards, to wit: on the said…
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