Legal Opinion

Anaweck v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 17, 1985No. 1205, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOYLAN, Judge.

Seldom has evidence of other crimes been more relevant and valuable in helping to prove the crime in issue. Seldom have the appellants themselves made a more forceful case in support of that relevance and value.

The appellants, Edward and Lena Anaweck, husband and wife, were convicted by a Baltimore County jury, presided over by Judge William R. Buchanan, Jr., of the unlawful possession of cocaine in sufficient quantity to reasonably indicate an intent to distribute. Upon this appeal, they raise two substantial 1 contentions:

1) That Judge Buchanan erroneously permitted the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  3. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
  4. Metz v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1970
  5. Cross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. FaulknerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
  3. Bernadyn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
  4. Wynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993

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