BEDFORD v. STATE

[No. 75, September Term, 1981.]

293 Md. 172 (1982)

443 A.2d 78

ROBERT BEDFORD, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Kopolow, Assistant Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on the brief, for appellant.

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, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.


SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. ELDRIDGE, COLE and DAVIDSON, JJ., dissent. ELDRIDGE, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 185 infra, in which COLE and DAVIDSON, JJ., concur.

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