262 A.2d 576
No. 365, September Term, 1969.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.
Decided March 5, 1970.
APPEAL — Pretrial Interlocutory Order — Denial Of Motion To Dismiss Indictment Held Not Immediately Appealable. An order of the lower court denying appellant’s motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with violating the “blockbusting” statute was interlocutory in nature and not immediately reviewable by the Court of Special Appeals. Code (1957), Art. 56, § 230A. p. 91
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County (PROCTOR, J.).
Al Mason, t/a Al Mason, Inc., was indicted for violating the provisions of the Maryland “blockbusting” statute and, from a denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment, he appeals.
Appeal dismissed.
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The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ANDERSON, MORTON, ORTH, and THOMPSON, JJ.
Edwin Shapiro (Roland Walker on the brief) for appellant.
James L. Bundy, Assistant Attorney General, with whom wer Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Samuel A. Green, Jr., State’s Attorney for Baltimore County, and L. Robert Evans an Gary Huddles, Assistant State’s Attorneys for Baltimore County,
on the brief, for appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was indicted for violating the provisions of Maryland Code Art. 56, § 230A — the so-called Maryland “blockbusting” statute. He moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the statute was violative of his rights under the first amendment to the Federal Constitution and Article 40 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights. The Motion was denied and he filed the instant appeal. The State moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the lower court’s order denying the Motion to Dismiss the Indictment was interlocutory in nature and not immediately reviewable by this Court. We think the State’s Motion is well founded, Raimondi v. State, 8 Md. App. 468, and the appeal is dismissed.
Appeal dismissed, the Mandate of this Court to issue forthwith.
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