Court Opinion

ID: 9698265
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 19:46:04.705596+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:34:48.963092
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HOOD, Chief Judge
(concurring):
I fully concur with the result, but I add this observation. Appellant was a resident *611of Maryland. Appellee’s store, in which the incident occurred, was in Maryland. The arresting officer was a Maryland county special officer and the criminal prosecution took place in Maryland. This case of course is governed by Maryland law and I see no reason why it should not have been brought in a Maryland court. It could and, I think, should have been timely dismissed on the grounds of forum non conveniens. See Gross v. Owen, 95 U.S.App.D.C. 222, 221 F.2d 94 (1955).