Legal Opinion
Fischer v. Ball, Sheriff
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 14, 1957No. [No. 217, October Term, 1956.]PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrune, C. J.
Francis A. Fischer, the appellant, was arrested on a charge of murder. On August 14, 1956, which was prior to his indictment, he was released on bail of $8,000 by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Subsequently he was indicted for murder. Thereafter, when arraigned on October 15, 1956, he entered pleas of (1) not guilty and (2) of not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the commission of the alleged crime. After the arraignment he was denied bail. He then sought to obtain his release on bail through habeas corpus proceedings. A hearing was held on his petition on October…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kingsland v. RapelyeNew York Court of Chancery · 1833
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Reid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1952
- Quillen v. BettsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1953
3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. KonigsbergSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Swift v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
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- People v. PurcellIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
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