Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 16, 1975No. 331, September Term, 1974PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.

The prosecuting witness, a girl of twenty-one years, was ravished by an apparent sadist who entered her automobile at the point of a gun. In the face of a knife brandished by him as she drove, she submitted to his instructions. After raping her thrice, he forced her out of the car, bent her over its trunk and committed three acts of sodomy. She was then forced to her knees by his hands on her shoulders and around her throat. She was forced to commit fellatio, whereupon she lapsed into unconsciousness — thankfully, notwithstanding she was choked into that oblivious state.

When she awoke she was…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. Maryland Savings-Share Ins. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Lusby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
  4. Hazel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
  5. Kelly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GrovesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Middleton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. State v. DyeWashington Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Thomas E. Meloon v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
  5. Lamar v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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