ELLISON v. STATE

No. 1450, September Term, 1984.

65 Md. App. 321 (1985)

500 A.2d 650

CLINTON W. ELLISON v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Certiorari Granted March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence W. Sharp, Assigned Public Defender of Annapolis (Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, Baltimore, on brief), for appellant.

Valerie W. Loftin, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Kurt L. Schmoke, State's Atty. for Baltimore City, Ruth M. Finch and Peter M. Semel, Asst. State's Attys. for Baltimore City on brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Argued before MOYLAN, BLOOM and GETTY, JJ.


MOYLAN, Judge.

The appellant, Clinton W. Ellison, was convicted by a Baltimore City jury, presided over by Judge Joseph I. Pines, of murder in the first degree and robbery. In an otherwise garden-variety appeal, one issue stands out.

The Public Has a Right to Every Man's Evidence

To place the issue, one involving the privilege against compelled testimonial self-incrimination, in its proper frame-work, we begin with the universally recognized...

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