HARDY v. STATE

No. 9, September Term, 1983.

301 Md. 124 (1984)

482 A.2d 474

LAWRENCE HARDY v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

October 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel D. Worshtil, Landover (Hendershot, Koester, Worshtil & Malament, Landover, on brief), for appellant.

Stephanie J. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Baltimore, on brief), for appellee.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON, RODOWSKY and COUCH, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The issue we must decide in this case is whether an indictment charging a juvenile with attempted murder vests exclusive original jurisdiction in the Circuit Court to try the juvenile as an adult. Fundamental to our decision is a determination of the maximum penalty for the crime of attempted murder.

The facts giving rise to this issue may be summarized as follows. Lawrence Hardy, a juvenile, was indicted by a Montgomery County Grand Jury on December...

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