Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 12, 1970No. 80, September Term, 1969PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
Herbert J. Jones, the appellant, was found guilty of murder in the first degree without capital punishment, for which he was sentenced to life in prison, and robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon, for which he was sentenced to a concurrent term of ten years. The trial was by jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore.
On appeal, Jones contends: (1) his confession was involuntary; (2) the State improperly allowed evidence, known to be false, to remain uncorrected; and (3) the evidence was insufficient.
A Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bell testified to substantially the same facts. On September 6, 1968,…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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