Darby v. State

The appellant was convicted of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon by a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 20 years. 1

On appeal from the judgment the appellant contends:

I It was error to read the indictments to the jury.

II The crime of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon does not exist in Maryland.

III His arrest was illegal and evidence seized incident thereto was improperly admitted in evidence.

IV As his defense was “coercion and duress from [the] co-defendant”, evidence proffered by him relevant thereto was improperly…