Legal Opinion
State v. McCray
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 29, 1972No. [No. 45, September Term, 1972.]PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
Almost 2000 years ago Juvenal asked: “Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?” 1 Who will watch the keepers themselves is still a question of critical importance, and the need of a proper solution is never more acute than when the rights of the individual are involved. A declared purpose of the federal constitution is to “secure the Blessings of Liberty” to the people and their posterity, 2 and under our philosophy of government the rights guaranteed by the constitution of the people are jealously guarded. Curtailment of them is to be permitted only to the extent necessary to maintain the fine…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McNeil v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- First Federated Commodity Trust Corp. v. Commissioner of SecuritiesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
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- Derry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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