Thompson v. State

Clarence M. Thompson was convicted by Judge Paul A. Dorf in the Criminal Court of Baltimore of the illegal possession of phenobarbital and illegal possession of heroin. From these convictions Thompson has appealed alleging that he was denied “a quick and speedy trial” and therefore his motion' to dismiss the indictment should have been granted. Thompson also contends that his convictions cannot stand as the phenobarbital and heroin were discovered during a search following an illegal arrest and therefore should not have been admitted at his trial.

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The record shows that appellant was arrested…