Legal Opinion

Sibiga v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 7, 1985No. 84, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

John Joseph Sibiga, appellant, was found guilty by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of hindering a police officer in the performance of his duty and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was sentenced to two concurrent one year sentences. On appeal, he attacks his convictions on four bases:

I. The lower court erred by refusing to instruct the jury that they were the judges of the law and were not bound by the court’s instructions on the law.

II. The lower court erred by allowing the prosecutor, in his closing argument to the jury, to compare…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Tyrone Gaither v. United States of America, Charles Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. Tichnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
  4. Wilhelm v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  5. MacK v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2008
  2. Howell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
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  4. Glover v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
  5. Lamb v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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