Legal Opinion
State v. Wooten
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 3, 1975No. 1080, September Term, 1974PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
THE ISSUES
The preliminary issue in this case is whether the appeal by the State from the denial of its motion to correct an allegedly illegal sentence is properly before us. We hold that it is. The primary issue — whether the sentence was illegal — will therefore be determined. In making that determination we must demarcate the punishment a trial judge is authorized to impose on a person convicted of murder in the first degree.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
At a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County Marcianna Wooten was convicted of the first degree murder of William Eugene Wooten, her…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bartholomey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Sonner v. ShearinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- State v. JacobCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- State v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fisher and Utley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- State v. WootenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Cathcart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Goldring v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Lafontant v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2011
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