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MORTON v. STATE

[No. 29, September Term, 1978.]

284 Md. 526 (1979)

397 A.2d 1385

PERCY ANDY MORTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 7, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Burns, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, with whom were Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, and Victoria A. Salner, Assistant Public Defender, on the brief, for appellant.

Arrie W. Davis, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, and Clarence W. Sharp, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

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

MURPHY, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court. COLE, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part at page 535 infra.

The appellant Morton was convicted at a nonjury trial of robbery with a deadly weapon and a related handgun count. On appeal he contended that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence (a) an inculpatory statement taken from him following his arrest and (b) tangible items seized...

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