Legal Opinion
Tobias v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 19, 1977No. 84, September Term, 1977PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilner, J.
The appellant, Costello William Tobias, and a co-defendant, Michael Robinson, were charged in a multi-count indictment with rape, robbery with a deadly weapon, breaking and entering, larceny, carrying a dangerous weapon, and a variety of other related crimes, all arising out of incidents alleged to have occurred on March 5, 1976.
After a series of preliminary proceedings, some of which are discussed below, Michael Robinson elected to plead guilty to one count of rape and to testify against appellant. Mr. Tobias was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, and was…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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