Legal Opinion
Wengert v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 16, 2001No. 34, Sept. Term, 2000PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKER, Judge.
George Thomas Wengert was convicted in the District Court of Maryland, sitting in Anne Arundel County, for the offenses of gambling and keeping a place for gambling in violation of Maryland Code (1957, 1996 Repl.Vol., 2000 Supp.) Article 27, § 240. He appealed to the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County and, in a trial de novo, he was again convicted. Wengert challenges the legality of the search and seizure of items taken from his home. In his petition for certiorari he presents a single question: “Where a sole burglar answered the front door of petitioner’s house and could…
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