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JAMES v. STATE

No. 689, September Term, 1975.

31 Md. App. 666 (1976)

358 A.2d 595

LUKE JAMES v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. Henderson, Assistant Public Defender, with whom were Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender and George E. Burns, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, on the brief, for appellant.

Alexander L. Cummings, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, William A. Swisher, State's Attorney for Baltimore City and Domenic Iamele, Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before THOMPSON, DAVIDSON and MOORE, JJ.

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

The fatal shooting of a 22 year old Baltimore City policeman on April 5, 1974 gives rise to this appeal. Appellant, who relied for his defense upon a theory of alcoholic blackout or amnesia,1 was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Officer Frank Whitby and of assault with intent to murder Officers William Nowakowski and Carl Grinnage...

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