Legal Opinion
State v. Bowers
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 20, 1998No. 50, Sept. Term, 1997PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKER, Judge.
Melvin Roberts Bowers was indicted by the Grand Jury for Howard County on the charges of involuntary manslaughter in violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1996 RepLVol., 1997 Supp.) Article 27, § 387, 1 reckless endangerment in violation of Article 27, § 12A-2 and inhaling a harmful substance in violation of Article 27, § 301, all arising from the death of Geneva Marie Hodge. A jury found him guilty of reckless endangerment and not guilty of inhaling a harmful substance. The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the manslaughter charge, and the court declared a mistrial on…
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