Apple v. State

The appellant was tried before a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City, convicted of assault and battery, and sentenced to 30 days in jail and to pay a fine of $100.00. He has appealed, and in his appeal raises four questions, one involving the ruling of the court on testimony, another relating to alleged misconduct of the prosecuting attorney, the third questioning the punishment as being cruel and unusual and in violation of the provisions of the Federal and State Constitutions, and the fourth, what he terms general prejudicial conduct of the trial court.

The alleged assault occurred…