Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Director of Patuxent Institution
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 1, 1963No. [App. No. 76, September Term, 1962.]PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Elliott asks leave to appeal from a judgment entered after verdict of Chief Judge Harris finding him to be a defective delinquent.
On January 10, 1962, he pleaded guilty to incest, and was sentenced to three years’ confinement. He was transferred to Patuxent Institute for determination of his status as a defective delinquent. After hearing, he was found to be a defective delinquent, and committed to Patuxent.
He poses three questions: (1) that he does not meet the definition of a defective delinquent; (2) that Code (1962 Cum. Supp.), Article 31B, Section 6 is “confusing and an examination” of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brown v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Herrman v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Gray v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Caplin v. Director of Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966