Legal Opinion

Lan Buck v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided September 11, 2008No. 850 September Term, 2007PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEBORAH S. EYLER, Judge.

In the Circuit Court for Charles County, Christopher Alan Buck was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and carrying a deadly weapon openly with the intent to injure. He entered a plea of not criminally responsible. Before trial, he moved to suppress statements he made to the police. The court denied the suppression motion.

In a trial to the court, Buck was found guilty on all counts. The court further ruled that he had failed to prove that he was not criminally responsible for his actions. The court sentenced him to life in prison for first-degree…

2Cases cited73 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Yarborough v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
  2. State v. ThomasCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2011
  3. Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011
  4. Chisum v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2016
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017

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