Smith v. State

James Smith, the appellant, was convicted of carnal knowledge of a female child under the age of 14 years by a jury in the Circuit Court for Allegany County. The presiding judge, James S. Getty, imposed a sentence of life imprisonment.

About 4:30 p.m. Smith drove a stolen automobile to the residence of his daughter who lived in a low rent housing development in the City of Cumberland, Maryland, known as Fort Cumberland Homes. After visiting with his daughter for a short time, Smith took three of his grandchildren and several other children for a drive. While riding about the city he stopped…