Sylvester v. State

William Sylvester, also known as William Sylvester Collins was convicted by a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, Judge James W. Murphy presiding, of murder in the first degree of Roman David Lermer, manslaughter of James Allen Wilson, assault with intent to murder Nathan Lermer and armed robbery.

Appellant prays that his convictions be reversed because: (1) the trial court erroneously denied the appellant’s motion to dismiss the indictments for a lack of a speedy trial; and (2) the trial court did not permit evidence regarding a polygraph test which had been the subject of a written…