Johnson v. State

Junior Johnson was tried before a trial magistrate in Caroline County, on a charge of assault and battery, found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs. The State entered an appeal from the judgment and sentence to the Circuit Court for Caroline County, where he was tried by the Court, found guilty and sentenced to four months in the House of Correction. His appeal challenges the action of the Court in sustaining the State’s demurrer to his plea to the jurisdiction, his plea of Autre Fois Convict, and his motion to quash the proceedings in the Circuit Court. The appellant…