Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 16, 1976No. 398, September Term, 1975PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.
Moylan, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 65 infra.
The appellant, Melvin Bruce Wright, was convicted by a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. Neither the corpus delicti nor the criminal agency of the appellant is in dispute. Both are amply supported by the evidence. The appellant’s principal assignment of error is that the trial court did not comply with Maryland Rule 719c.1
The record discloses that the appellant was represented by counsel from the Office of the Public Defender for three days…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- State v. RenshawCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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