STAMBAUGH v. STATE

No. 584, September Term, 1975.

30 Md. App. 707 (1976)

353 A.2d 638

KIRK JOSEPH STAMBAUGH v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Aversa, Jr., Assigned Public Defender, for appellant.

James G. Klair, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Sandra A. O'Connor, State's Attorney for Baltimore County, and David A. Wilson, Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MORTON, POWERS and MASON, JJ.


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

Kirk Joseph Stambaugh killed his estranged wife's paramour, Harold Morningstar, with a single blast from a shotgun. The homicide occurred between 1:00 A.M. and 2:00 A.M. on 3 February 1975 on the sidewalk in the 300 block of Shagbark Road, in Baltimore County, where Mrs. Stambaugh lived.

Stambaugh was indicted for murder and in a trial before Judge John N. Maguire and a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore...

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