Legal Opinion
Keeney v. Prince George's County Department of Social Services
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 18, 1979No. 124, September Term, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
“If ever we are justified in reading a statute, not narrowly as through a keyhole, but in the broad light of the evils it aimed at and the good it hoped for, it is here.” United States ex rel Marcus v. Hess, 317 U.S. 537, 557, 63 S.Ct. 379, 391, 87 L.Ed. 443, 456 (1943).
That Robert L. Keeney is and has been locked behind prison bars for the crime of assault with intent to maim, arising out of bizarre sexual conduct, has not prevented him from opposing Prince George’s County Department of Social Services’ (Department) attempt to obtain guardianship with the right to consent to the adoption…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. TurnipseedSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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- Wash. Co. Dep't Soc. Serv. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- In re Adoption/Guardianship Nos. CAA92-10852 & CAA92-10853 in the Circuit Court for Prince George's CountyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994