Hopkins v. State

The appellant was convicted of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon at a trial by the court in the Criminal Court of Baltimore and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 15 years. 1 On appeal from the judgment he contends that (1) the trial court erred in denying a motion to strike the testimony of Martin E. Spriggs, a witness for the State, and an alleged accomplice in the commission of the crime, and (2) the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the conviction.(1)

The basis of the claim of error with regard to the first contention is the constitutional privilege against…