Colbert v. State

The appellant, Joseph Edward Colbert, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Frederick County of murder in the first degree, attempted robbery and conspiracy to rob. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for the murder conviction and two concurrent ten year terms for the attempted robbery and conspiracy to rob convictions. On appeal the appellant contends that:

I. The trial court erred in admitting into evidence the two statements he made on July 15,1976.

II. The trial court erred in admitting into evidence his video taped statement.

On the evening of July 8, 1976, at…