LAWLESS v. STATE

No. 155, September Term, 1967.

3 Md. App. 652 (1968)

241 A.2d 155

RICHARD WILLIAM LAWLESS v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Montedonico for appellant.

Henry J. Frankel, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, William A. Linthicum, Jr., State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Andrew L. Sonner, Deputy State's Attorney for Montgomery County, and Earl C. Hill, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and MORTON, ORTH, and THOMPSON, JJ.


ORTH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

On August 27, 1964 R. Walter Linthicum left his dwelling about 8:00 A.M. His wife left about 9:30 A.M. Linthicum returned at 1:50 P.M. and, unlocking the front door, entered his home. He found that the master bedroom and den had been ransacked — furniture disarranged, bureau drawers on the bed and the contents dumped out and cabinets broken open. He called the police and while awaiting their arrival discovered that...

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