Matthews v. State

ALPERT, Judge.

Gene Matthews, appellant, was charged with robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon, assault, and the use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence.1 A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, with Judge Kenneth Johnson presiding, convicted appellant of assault and the weapons charge, but acquitted him of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon. Appellant received concurrent sentences of 15 years for assault and 20 years for the handgun offense.

This appeal followed.

The facts of this case, as revealed through the testimony of the victim, Lottie Graves, were…