PARKER v. STATE

No. 184, September Term, 1967.

4 Md. App. 62 (1968)

241 A.2d 185

JACKIE C. PARKER v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 29, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. William Simpson for appellant.

Alfred J. O'Ferrall, III, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Alfred T. Truitt, Jr., State's Attorney for Wicomico County, and William B. Yates, II, State's Attorney for Dorchester County, on the brief, for appellee.

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


MURPHY, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant was convicted on May 16, 1967 by a jury in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County of first degree murder and robbery. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge and to a twenty-year term under the robbery conviction, to run consecutively with the life sentence. His primary contention on this appeal is that the court erred in instructing the jury on the issue of burden of proof as to appellant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases