Legal Opinion
Avery v. State of Md.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 12, 1980No. Civ. JH-79-1342PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HOWARD, District Judge.
This habeas corpus petition for review of a conviction and sentence imposed by the Circuit Court of Harford County was brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
I. BACKGROUND
The petitioner Susan Avery was originally tried and convicted in the Maryland District Court in Harford County for violation of an Aberdeen, Maryland obscenity statute. After receiving a sentence of ten days incarceration and a $100.00 fine, petitioner appealed to the Circuit Court for Harford County in accord with Md.Cts. & Jud.Proc. Code Ann. § 12-401 (cum. supp. 1979). After a de novo…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Cole v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Jenkins v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Urbana ex rel. Newlin v. DowningOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Avery v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- St. John v. North Carolina Parole CommissionDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1991