Legal Opinion
Veney v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 15, 1968No. [No. 566, September Term, 1966.]PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree by a jury in Frederick County and sentenced to death. The victim was Sgt. Jack Cooper of the Baltimore City Police Department.
At approximately 9:40 P.M. on December 24, 1964, Luxie’s Liquor Store at 2002 Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore City was robbed. Several men were involved. Appellant was identified as one of those men. Lt. Maskell of the Baltimore City Police Department arrived on the scene, accosted appellant, and was in the process of taking him into custody when one of the robbers shot Lt. Maskell. Lt. Maskell was shot a second…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
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- Calhoun v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Bartholomey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Davidson v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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