Legal Opinion
Morrow v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 2, 1982No. [No. 6, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The primary reason for granting certiorari in this case was to address a question of first impression in Maryland: Whether an accused’s loss of memory regarding the facts of the event for which he is charged renders him incompetent to stand trial?
The details giving rise to this issue are as follows. On October 7, 1978 at approximately 2:20 a.m., Joseph Morrow was driving an AMC Pacer southbound on Belair Road where he collided head-on with a Pontiac LeMans being operated by Constance Linn, who was northbound on the same highway. Morrow and Linn suffered extensive injuries as a result of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- People v. FrancabanderaNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- United States v. Robert Hilton Swanson and Jack Lavoied PhippsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Robert Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
- Treece v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Nast v. LockettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- People v. BurnettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- State v. PeabodySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.