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YOUNG v. STATE

No. 128, September Term, 1984.

303 Md. 298 (1985)

493 A.2d 352

RAYMOND ALEXANDER YOUNG v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria S. Keating, Asst. Public Defender, Baltimore (Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, Baltimore, on the brief), for appellant.

Valerie V. Cloutier, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Baltimore, on the brief), for appellee.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, RODOWSKY and McAULIFFE, JJ., and CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland (retired), Specially Assigned.

ORTH, Judge.

A crime is a wrong, or breach of duty, which subjects the person guilty thereof to punishment at the suit of the public. The policy of the law is to treat as criminal conduct which affects injuriously the public police and economy, the general interests, peace and security of the community. As a general rule whatever mischievously affects the person or property of another, or openly outrages decency, or disturbs the public order, or is injurious to public...

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