Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 18, 1974No. 90, September Term, 1974PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
On 13 March 1973 five men engaged in a holdup at the Canteen Corporation in Landover, Maryland. A silent alarm was actuated and the police arrived, surprising the robbers on the premises flagrante delicto. A gun battle ensued. One of the felons was killed and the other four, ROBERT WESLEY SMITH, ROBERT JOHN YOUNG, GUY THURSTON MARSHALL, and FRED GRAVES, also known as Samuel Edward Brown, were apprehended.
The apprehended felons were jointly indicted by the Grand Jury for Prince George’s County. The true bill returned presented charges in 117 counts. There were twenty-six victims of the holdup…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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