Hopkins and Terry v. State

The appellants, Leon R. Hopkins and Ernest R. Terry, with a third person, Martin L. Spriggs, were charged under one ‘indictment with the armed robbery of the manager of a real estate office in Baltimore. The three defendant's were tried together by Judge Grady sitting without a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore and were all found guilty. After being sentenced to terms in the penitentiary, Hopkins and Terry appealed.

According to the State’s evidence, on January 31, 1964, the complaining witness, Robert Katzoff, was working in his real estate office when at approximately 12:40 P.M. three…