Legal Opinion
Burley v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 20, 1968No. 107, September Term, 1968PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMPLICITY OF A WITNESS
■ An accomplice is one who knowingly, voluntarily, and with common criminal intent with the principal offender, unites with him in the commission of the crime either as a principal or as an .accessory before the fact. Watson v. State, 208 Md. 210. 1 An accomplice is a competent witness; his testimony is admissible even though he has been found guilty, confessed his guilt or testifies under a promise of immunity. See Kitt v. State, 2 Md. App. 306. His credibility and the weight to be given his testimony is a matter for the trier of fact as with…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Boone v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Lusby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Agresti v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Saldiveri v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. FosterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Polisher v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Strong v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Gaskins v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Clark v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969
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