Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 16, 1969No. 13, September Term, 1969PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C.J.
On Sunday, April 7, 1968, parts of Baltimore City were beset by massive rioting of such intensity that the Governor of Maryland imposed a 4:00 p.m. city-wide cur few under the emergency powers vested in him by Maryland Code, Article 41, Section 15B. 1
At 7:30 p.m. appellant was observed by police as he' was'about to enter his parked car and, along with four other occupants of the vehicle, was arrested for violating the curfew — a misdemeanor under the statute. The arresting police officer, Charles Kirk, testified that at the time of the arrest, National Guard troops were stationed in the area;…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dyke v. Taylor Implement Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Bailey v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Brown v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Mobley and King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973
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