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Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 6/1/1982

Agnew v. State

Citations

  • 446 A.2d 425
  • 51 Md. App. 614
  • 1982 Md. App. LEXIS 298

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  • holding that at the civil trial to recover “kickback” payments made to Agnew, the trial court properly relied on four sworn statements that also had been admitted previously at Agnew’s nolo contendere plea hearing
  • admitting into evidence statements against penal the interest of participants in bribeiy scheme against former governor in civil action
  • subscribing to majority view that a statement made at the time of entering a nolo con-tendere plea and the plea itself are not admissible against a party in a subsequent civil proceeding
  • stating that the admission of a nolo contendere plea against a party in the subsequent proceeding was not reversible error where “the trial court relied primarily on the testimony and the sworn declarations against interest properly admitted, which form the basis of the whole action”
  • rejecting former Governor’s contention that “State’s refusal to take earlier action against Mr. Agnew [ ]or its acceptance ... of payment of back taxes” equitably estopped State’s claim for damages due to Governor’s bribery and kickback scheme
  • rejecting former Governor's contention that \State's refusal to take earlier action against Mr. Agnew []or its acceptance . . . of payment of back taxes\ equitably estopped State's claim for damages due to Governor's bribery and kickback scheme

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Judges: Morton, Moore, Pollitt

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