Legal Opinion

State v. Lawless

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 21, 1971No. 18, September Term, 1971PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMoylan, J.

The propensity of the appellee, Richard William Lawless, to transgress the criminal law with essential contemporaneity on both sides of the Prince George’s County-Montgomery County line has once again thrown sand into the overtaxed machinery of court, prosecutor’s office, clerk’s office, sheriff’s office and Department of Correction. For the second time within the decade vis-a-vis this appellee, that machinery has malfunctioned.

In Lawless v. State, 3 Md. App. 652, we dealt with his contention that he had there been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial before his conviction in…

2Cases cited84 opinions

  1. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Pollard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Epps v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  2. State v. GeeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  3. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  4. Hines v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  5. State v. HunterCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972

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