Goode v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
September Term, 1978.]
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
Part of the majesty of American law is the power conferred upon the courts to strike down statutes which run afoul of the Constitution of the United States. No act of Congress or the Legislature may authorize a violation of the Constitution. United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U. S. 873, 95 S. Ct. 2574, 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975); Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 U. S. 266, 93 S. Ct. 2535, 37 L.Ed.2d 596 (1973). When the constitutional defect is brought to the attention of the court, the court is bound by its oath of office to excise the flaw. This is true whether there be a congenital…
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