Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 9, 1949No. [No. 1, October Term, 1949.]PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Delaplaine, J.,
delivered the following modified opinion of the Court.
This appeal was taken by the Rev. William F. Hopkins, of Elkton, from the judgment of conviction entered upon the verdict of a jury in the Circuit Court for Cecil County for violation of the statute making it unlawful to erect or maintain any sign intended to aid in the solicitation or performance of marriages. Laws of 1943, ch. 532, Code Supp. 1947, art. 27, sec. 444A.
The State charged that on September 1, 1947, defendant maintained a sign at the entrance to his home at 148 East Main Street in Elkton, and also a sign along…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by46 opinions
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