Kable v. State

Appellant, Ronald Joe Kable, a Mt. Rainier policeman, was charged on a criminal information with receiving a $250.00 bribe for the purpose of influencing him in the performance of his official duties. He was tried and convicted before a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Judge Perry G. Bowen presiding.

The appellant’s major contentions on appeal are: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the bribe was to influence him “in the performance of any of his official duties” as a municipal policeman; and (2) that the trial court’s instructions did not adequately…