Legal Opinion
Gluckstern v. Sutton
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 7, 1990No. 107, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
This habeas corpus case presents issues relating to the timeliness of the petitioner’s notice of appeal, the right of the petitioner to take an appeal, and the ex post facto clauses of the Maryland and federal constitutions.1 The ex post facto issue concerns the retroactive application of statutory changes in the requirements for parole from the Patuxent Institution.
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The underlying facts and pertinent statutory background are as follows.
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On March 5, 1974, in the course of a heated argument at the home of his estranged wife’s parents, Richard Lee Sutton killed both of his…
2Cases cited82 opinions
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- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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3Cited by79 opinions
- In Re RosenkrantzCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- Frost v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Heath William Burch v. Thomas R. Corcoran, Warden J. Joseph Curran, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Booth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Skok v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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