Legal Opinion
Scales v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 1, 1971No. 80, September Term, 1971PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoylan, J.
The appellant, Larry Allen Scales, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County by Judge Samuel W. H. Meloy, sitting without a jury, of robbery with a deadly weapon. His sole contention, upon this appeal, is that a tire iron and a payroll slip were unconstitutionally seized from his automobile and therefore erroneously admitted into evidence against him.
On April 18, 1970, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Mr. Benjamin Allen, a part owner of the PMT Trash Company in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, was standing outside of that business premises. An individual approached him who identified…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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