1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Md.
  4. 202 Md.
  5. 202 Md. 87 (1953)
 

CHISLEY v. STATE

[No. 106, October Term, 1952.]

202 Md. 87 (1953)

95 A.2d 577

CHISLEY v. STATE

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 20, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Strauss, with whom was Clarence L. Johnson on the brief, for the appellant.

Ambrose T. Hartman, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Edward D.E. Rollins, Attorney General, and C. Osborne Duvall, State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County, on the brief, for the appellee.

The cause was argued before SOBELOFF, C.J., and DELAPLAINE, COLLINS, HENDERSON and HAMMOND, JJ.

HAMMOND, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellant, John William Chisley, was indicted for murder of Richard Henry Contee. His pleas were: 1, that he was not guilty, and 2, that he was insane at the time of the commission of the offense. It is admitted that he was sane at the time of the trial. He was tried before a jury on September 5, 1952, about a month after his indictment. After the Court had refused a motion for a directed verdict at the close of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases