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BEATTY v. STATE

Nos. 179, 366, September Term, 1983.

56 Md. App. 627 (1983)

468 A.2d 663

JERRY LEE BEATTY v. STATE OF MARYLAND. JACK RONALD JONES v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

December 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl G. Feissner, Assigned Public Defender, on brief, for appellant, Jerry Lee Beatty.

George E. Burns, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on brief, for appellants, Jack Ronald Jones and Jerry Lee Beatty.

Jillyn K. Schulze, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom were Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Arthur A. Marshall, Jr., State's Atty. for Prince George's County and Robert C. Bonsib, Asst. State's Atty. for Prince George's County, on brief, for appellee.

Argued before GILBERT, C.J., WILNER, J., and MORTON, JAMES C., Jr. (Ret'd), Specially Assigned Judge.

GILBERT, Chief Judge.

These appeals, which we have consolidated in one opinion, stem from the kidnapping, rape and murder of Stephanie Ann Roper. The backlash of the sentences imposed for the crimes continues to reverberate in the halls of criminal tribunals throughout the State. The sentences meted to Jerry Lee Beatty and Jack Ronald Jones have led to these similar appeals.

Beatty entered into a plea bargain with the State's Attorney for St. Mary's County...

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