State v. Edison

CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr.,

Retired Specially Assigned Judge.

The Grand Jury for Baltimore City handed down four indictments alleging that Joseph Winslow Edison was the criminal agent in a variety of crimes. Prior to trial, Edison filed a motion for separate trials. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City denied the motion. Trial proceeded before a jury on all of the indictments and each of their counts. The charges and verdicts thereon were as follows.

Indictment Count Date of Offense Charge Verdict

1 . 1. 16 July 1986 Murder of Ernest L. Ellis Guilty of murder in the first degree

2 16 July 1986 Use of a…