Legal Opinion
Bedford v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 29, 1989No. 112, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County (Nickerson, J.) found Robert Bedford guilty of first degree premeditated murder, first degree felony murder, first degree rape, robbery with a deadly weapon, and theft of over $300.00. The circuit court sentenced him to death on the murder charge. This case is an automatic appeal, pursuant to Md. Code (1957, 1976 Repl.Vol.) Art. 27, § 414(a), to this Court’s exclusive appellate jurisdiction, under Md. Code Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article § 12-307(4) (Supp. 1988), in cases where the death penalty has been imposed.
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