Blandon v. State

Decided October 22, 1985. James F. Couch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

498 A.2d 1195 · Cited 65 times

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• State v. Intercontinental, Ltd. · 486 A.2d 174
• Mazor v. State, Dep't of Correction · 369 A.2d 82
• Coerper v. Comptroller of the Treasury · 288 A.2d 187
• Hawkins v. State · 486 A.2d 179
• Bailey v. Woel · 485 A.2d 265
• Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Inc. v. Maryland Employment Security Administration · 421 A.2d 944
• Blandon v. State · 483 A.2d 1320

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