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JONES v. STATE

No. 157, September Term, 1984.

304 Md. 216 (1985)

498 A.2d 622

WILLIAM H. JONES v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

October 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome James LaCorte and Michael Braudes, Asst. Public Defenders, Baltimore (Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, Baltimore, 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, RODOWSKY, COUCH and McAULIFFE, JJ.

COUCH, Judge.

Maryland Code, Article 27, § 349, prohibits the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.1 In this appeal, we must decide whether an automobile repairman is exempt from prosecution under this statute after he absconds with the owner's car against that person's express wishes. We hold that the automobile repairman in this case, petitioner William Jones, was properly charged with a violation of this offense, and affirm the...

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