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Coleman v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 11, 1991No. 54, September Term, 1990PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHARLES E. ORTH, Judge,

Specially Assigned.

In these times, crimes of violence are often drug 1 related. This appeal involves drug related crimes. The case demonstrates the dominant extent to which the rampant illicit dealings in drugs have intruded, both flagrantly and insidiously, into the life of the community and the lives of the people. The invidious influence of drugs was fully appreciated by the Legislature when it enacted the Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, a comprehensive scheme inspired by the war against drug abuse. The General Assembly found and declared that

the illegal…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  5. Prout v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Oakes v. New England Dairies, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  2. Peterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2015
  3. Fulp v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
  4. Wagner v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2013
  5. Tirado v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993

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