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STATE v. MORTON

[No. 71, September Term, 1982.]

295 Md. 487 (1983)

456 A.2d 909

STATE OF MARYLAND v. TYRONE A. MORTON ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 3, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Andrews, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, and Stephen B. Caplis, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, for appellant.

John L. Kopolow, Assistant Public Defender, with whom was Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on the brief, for appellees.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON, RODOWSKY and COUCH, JJ.

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

The question in this case is whether indictments charging the crime of "escape" under Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl. Vol.), Article 27, § 139 (a) were properly dismissed for failure to contain a sufficient description of the particular acts alleged to have been committed by the accused individuals.

Section 139 (a) provides, in relevant part:

"If any offender or person legally detained and confined...

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