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CLAYBROOKS v. STATE

No. 1151, September Term, 1976.

36 Md. App. 295 (1977)

374 A.2d 365

WILLIAM JORDAN CLAYBROOKS v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reginald W. Bours, III, Assigned Public Defender, for appellant.

Alexander L. Cummings, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Andrew L. Sonner, State's Attorney for Montgomery County, and Nelson W. Rupp, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before GILBERT, C.J., and MORTON and LISS, JJ.

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

The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides that no person shall "be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb...." Prior to Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 89 S.Ct. 2056, 23 L.Ed.2d 707 (1969), it was generally taken to be true that the Fifth Amendment prohibition was limited to cases involving strictly federal jurisdiction...

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