Legal Opinion
Blondes v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 9, 1975No. [No. 43, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
The issue presented here is whether, under the peculiar facts of the case, the petitioner’s conviction on bribery charges, at the conclusion of his second trial, was in violation of the prohibition against double jeopardy.
The petitioner, Leonard Saul Blondes, was a member of the General Assembly of Maryland from 1962 through 1970. In May 1971, Blondes was indicted by the Grand Jury of Montgomery County in a five count indictment. The first two counts of the indictment charged Blondes with demanding and receiving a fee for the purpose of influencing him in the performance of his official…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Illinois v. SomervilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Sweetwine v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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