Legal Opinion
Lambert v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 9, 1949No. [No. 45, October Term, 1949.]PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
This appeal was taken by the Rev. Percy K. Lambert, 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 containing the name “Rev. P. K. Lambert” at the entrance to his home at 170 East Main Street to aid in the solicitation and performance of marriages. The…
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- Hopkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
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