State Supreme Court / Md.

Smith v. State

Decided January 16, 1948. Carlton Gus Grason wrote the opinion for the court.

56 A.2d 818 · Cited 57 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Avery v. Alabama · 308 U.S. 444
Jones v. State · 52 A.2d 484
Courtney v. State · 48 A.2d 430
Peters and Demby v. State · 48 A.2d 586
Cahill v. People · 137 P.2d 673
State v. McCarthy · 49 A.2d 594
Davis v. State · 55 A.2d 702
Davis v. State · 57 A.2d 289

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