Tipton v. State

Robert C. Tipton was indicted by the Grand Jury of Charles 'County for the murder of Carroll A. Johnson, Jr. and for carrying a concealed deadly weapon. The case was removed to How-ard County for trial where a jury found the Appellant guilty of manslaughter and of carrying a concealed weapon on April 1, 1966. On April 22, 1966, the Appellant was sentenced to ten .years in the Maryland Penitentiary for the manslaughter conviction and two years for the deadly weapon conviction, the sentences to be served concurrently.

On October 29, 1965, the Appellant and his 19-year old son, Robert W. (Butch)…