Johnson v. State

Berchell Elwood Johnson was found guilty of robbery by a judge of the Criminal Court of Baltimore, sitting without a jury, and sentenced to ten years’ confinement in the Penitentiary. He appeals.

The only question involved is whether the trial court’s finding of guilt was clearly erroneous. Maryland Rule 741 c.

The proof, stated in a light most favorable to the State, was to the following effect. Jean Moore, a convicted prostitute, rented a first-floor, or basement, apartment, located at 1405 Eutaw Place. The appellant, who claimed Norfolk, Virginia, as his residence, spent two or three nights…