LANGWORTHY v. STATE

No. 848, September Term, 1977.

39 Md. App. 559 (1978)

387 A.2d 634

JOHN ALAN LANGWORTHY v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Elder, Assigned Public Defender, for appellant.

Stephen B. Caplis, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis Bill Burch, Attorney General, Arthur A. Marshall, Jr., State's Attorney for Prince George's County, and Richard Arnold, Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MOYLAN, DAVIDSON and MELVIN, JJ.


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

Notwithstanding a plethora of at least nine sub-issues raised by the appellant, John Alan Langworthy, in a 40-page brief, answered upon the merits by the State in some 14 pages and reargued by the appellant in a reply brief of 17 pages, we feel compelled to decide this case on a ground not remotely alluded to by either appellant or appellee. We hold that a defendant, except...

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