Benton v. Maryland

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1969-06-23

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Me. Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. In August 1965, petitioner was tried in a Maryland state court on charges of burglary and larceny. The jury found petitioner not guilty of larceny but convicted him on the burglary count. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Shortly after his notice of appeal was filed in the Maryland Court of Appeals, that court handed down its decision in the case o…

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