Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 7, 1980No. 452, September Term, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
In July, 1978, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Burandous Kennedy, appellant, was convicted by a jury of first degree rape. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal he contends that (1) the trial court erred in admitting his confession which was taken in violation of Maryland District Rule 723 a; and (2) the trial court erred by permitting the prosecuting witness to make an incourt identification of appellant since it was based on an impermissibly suggestive pretrial photographic lineup.
The record shows that appellant was arrested by Takoma Park Police between 8:15 and 8:30…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Harrison v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
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- Porter v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980