KING v. STATE

[No. 39, September Term, 1979.]

287 Md. 530 (1980)

414 A.2d 909

LESTER ARTHUR KING, JR. AND ROBIN CAROL KING v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided May 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Allen James for appellants.

Alexander L. Cummings, Assistant Attorney General, with whom was Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

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


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

The issue in this criminal case is whether the trial court erred by excluding, for cause, two persons from the panel of prospective jurors solely because of their beliefs that the law concerning marijuana, under which the defendants were charged, ought to be changed. For the following reasons, we hold that the court erroneously excluded the two prospective jurors.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Lester A...

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