Legal Opinion
Bryant v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 1, 1991No. [No. 91, October Term, 1954.]PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
Eugene E. Bryant, age 21, a resident of Hillside, a suburb of Washington, was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court for Howard County for the murder of Joan Marie Ruzza, age 17, of Capitol Heights. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to be hanged. He has appealed here from the judgment.
The murder was committed in Capitol Heights on the evening of April 8, 1954, at about 8 o’clock. The body of the young girl, who was a student at the Suitland High School, was found that night at 11:30 o’clock in a private driveway on 49th Avenue. Appellant, who was a veteran…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Delaney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- Corens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
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3Cited by113 opinions
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