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RHOADES v. STATE

No. 176, September Term, 1983.

56 Md. App. 601 (1983)

468 A.2d 650

THOMAS LESLIE RHOADES, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

December 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis P. Willemin, Asst. Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on the brief, for appellant.

Diane G. Goldsmith, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom were Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Warren B. Duckett, Jr., State's Atty. for Anne Arundel County, and Frank R. Weathersbee, Deputy State's Atty. for Anne Arundel County, on the brief, for appellee.

Submitted before WEANT, ALPERT and GETTY, JJ.

ALPERT, Judge.

During the 17th century, Sir Matthew Hale wrote extensively on the legislative and decisional evolution of the crime of rape. Lord Hale observed:

It is true rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered, that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, tho never so innocent.

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