Brafman v. State

On January 19, 1977, Mark Jay Brafman (appellant) was found guilty by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of rape; use of a handgun in the commission of a felony (rape); perverted sexual practices; kidnapping; use of a handgun in the commission of a felony (kidnapping); and robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon. Sentences totaling twenty-three years were imposed on January 19, 1977. These crimes were allegedly committed on September 22, 1972, at which time the appellant was sixteen years old. He presents four questions for our review:

“1. Did the lower Court err in violating…