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HALL v. STATE

No. 971, September Term, 1973.

22 Md. App. 240 (1974)

323 A.2d 435

JOHN LINWOOD HALL v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided July 22, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Courtland K. Townsend, Jr., for appellant.

Leroy Handwerger, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Andrew L. Sonner, State's Attorney for Montgomery County, and Darrel L. Longest, Deputy State's Attorney for Montgomery County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ORTH, C.J., and MOYLAN and LOWE, JJ.

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

The elasticity of our Constitution is the unique ingredient which distinguishes the successful American experiment in democracy from more obdurate precursors which have failed elsewhere. Our Constitution, and our laws as well, are adopted so as to permit expansion or contraction in order to meet the changing needs of the people. Judge Pound has said that "[t]he law of each age is ultimately what that age thinks should...

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