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Prince George's County v. State of Maryland Commission on Human Relations

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 16, 1978No. 264, September Term, 1978PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.

We herein hold that the State of Maryland Commission on Human Relations (Commission) does not possess the authority to subpoena certain records pertaining to arrests made by the Prince George’s County Police Department (Department). Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County,

Before we explain why we have concluded that the Commission lacks the power to subpoena records of the Department relative to charges of “police brutality,” we shall briefly recount the factual situation from which this matter arose.

THE FACTS

Following receipt of citizens’…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. State v. FabritzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  2. Amalgamated Casualty Insurance v. HelmsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
  3. Soley v. State Commission on Human RelationsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
  4. United States v. Irwin FruchtmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
  5. Lawrence Rice and Walter Chipman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. BellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  2. Fioretti v. Maryland State Board of Dental ExaminersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  3. Baltimore City Police Department v. AndrewCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  4. Baines v. Board of Liquor License CommissionersCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  5. Equitable Trust Co. v. State of Maryland Commission on Human RelationsCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979

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