Putnam v. State

The appellant was tried before a judge, sitting without a jury, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County under an information charging him with attempted “housebreaking” of an “outhouse,” was found guilty, and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

The appellant raises three contentions (though not in this order) : (a) that the information fails to state a criminal offense; (b) that even if it did, the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction; and (c) that even if the first two contentions were to be rejected, the sentence exceeds the permissible limit.

The…