Hannah v. State

The Appellant, Bruce George Hannah, Jr., was convicted of ;arson and burglary by a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Judge Walter H. Moorman, the presiding judge, sentenced him to the Maryland Penitentiary for periods •of fifteen years and five years, respectively, the sentences to be served concurrently.

In this appeal, he contends (1) that the failure of the lower «court to make timely appointment of counsel constituted a de nial of due process and (2) that there was legally insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict.

Hannah was arrested on July 14, 1966, in connection…