Legal Opinion

Stout v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 17, 1892PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, C. J.

This appeal, taken under the Act of 1892, ch. 506, enacted as section 77 of Article 5 of the Code, is from the final judgment of the Court below, sentencing the appellant to death, on a verdict of murder in the first degree.

*320There are two questions raised. The first is "on a demurrer to the indictment, in respect to the jurisdiction of the Court to try the prisoner, because of supposed defect of venue as to the commission of the crime; and the second is presented by bill of exception, as to the supposed illegal separation of the jury during the progress of the trial.

1. As to the demurrer to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. BowenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
  2. State v. PaytonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
  3. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
  4. People v. BonneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1861
  5. People v. GillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1856

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Russell E. Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
  2. La Guardia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
  3. McHenry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1921
  4. Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  5. Urciolo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974

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