Legal Opinion

Cooper v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 23, 1885PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal as upon Writ of Error, from the Criminal Court of Baltimore. ' The case is stated in the opinion of the Coúrt.

1Opinion of the CourtRitchie, J.

The plaintiff in error, who is a negro, was indicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County for rape. On his arraignment he pleaded not guilty. Counsel was then assigned to defend him. A week afterwards the counsel’s appearance was stricken out by leave of the Court. Upon suggestion and affidavit of the prisoner, the record was transmitted to the Criminal Court of Baltimore. Here counsel was again assigned him. Before proceeding to trial the prisoner filed his petition for removal of the case to the United States Circuit Court. The allegations of the petition are, that, under the statutes…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Virginia v. RivesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. United States v. GaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Bush v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  4. Cochrane v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1854

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Coblentz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
  2. Cooper v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Kisner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
  4. McIntosh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932

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