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STATE v. BROWN

No. 677, September Term, 1973.

21 Md. App. 91 (1974)

318 A.2d 257

STATE OF MARYLAND v. DAVID WILSON BROWN.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 23, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Allen, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Milton B. Allen, State's Attorney for Baltimore City, and Joseph Wase, Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City, on the brief, for appellant.

Stephen E. Harris, with whom was Paul M. Sandler on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ORTH, C.J., and DAVIDSON and MOORE, JJ.

ORTH, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

I

The administration of justice in this jurisdiction has its roots in the common law, for the People, in declaring their rights upon the founding of this State, asserted "That the Inhabitants of Maryland are entitled to the Common Law of England, * * *." Art. 5, Declaration of Rights, Constitution of Maryland. Thus, the common law of England en masse, as it existed in England on 4 July 1776, and as it...

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