STATE v. ROLL AND SCHOLL

[No. 123, September Term, 1972.]

267 Md. 714 (1973)

298 A.2d 867

STATE OF MARYLAND v. ROLL AND SCHOLL

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 17, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence W. Sharp, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Edward F. Borgerding, Assistant Attorney General, Andrew L. Sonner, State's Attorney for Montgomery County, and Jeffrey Russell Werner, Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, on the brief, for appellant.

Gary Howard Simpson, with whom was Raymond W. Russell on the brief, for appellees.

The cause was argued before BARNES, McWILLIAMS, SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES and LEVINE, JJ.


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

When our forefathers "ordained and established" the Constitution of the United States, one of their specified purposes was "to establish justice." Toward this end, a separate judicial branch was created as a co-equal with the other branches of government. Throughout the history of this country, the courts have been charged with the solemn responsibility of safeguarding the rights of our citizens. There have been few...

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