Edwardsen v. State

This appeal by Edward R. Edwardsen from his conviction of statutory burglary by a Baltimore City jury presents for the second time a question as to whether the police had probable cause to make the arrest without a warrant. The conviction of the appellant on the same charge was reversed and remanded in Edwardsen v. State, 231 Md. 332, 190 A. 2d 84 (1963), because there was an insufficient showing of probable cause. There is here another question as to whether the trial judge abused his discretion in denying the motion for a change of venue.

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