HENNESSY v. STATE

No. 66, September Term, 1977.

37 Md. App. 559 (1977)

378 A.2d 205

JAMES WILLIAM HENNESSY, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided October 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Heeney and John M. Quinn, with whom were Heeney, McAuliffe, Rowan & Abell on the brief, for appellant.

F. Ford Loker, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Andrew L. Sonner, State's Attorney for Montgomery County, and Philip H. Armstrong, Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MOORE, LOWE and LISS, JJ.


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

Any appeal found in this appeal of James William Hennessy, Jr. imparts more remorseful concern than legal deficiency. Two young men, formerly friends, became estranged by the apparent attentions of a young lady. The deterioration of their friendly relations resulted in the death of one and the manslaughter conviction of the other. It is apparent from the relatively lenient...

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