STATE v. KIDD

[No. 154, September Term, 1976.]

281 Md. 32 (1977)

375 A.2d 1105

STATE OF MARYLAND v. BRUCE D. KIDD

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Certiorari denied December 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah K. Handel, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, and Clarence W. Sharp, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, for appellant.

Alfred L. Scanlan with whom were Shea & Gardner on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE and ORTH, JJ.


Certiorari denied, Supreme Court of the United States, December 12, 1977.

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

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In a criminal cause, when the prosecution introduces an extrajudicial confession or admission1 given by the defendant to the authorities, the basic rule is that it must, upon proper challenge, establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the statement was...

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