Morris v. State

On June 22, 1967, the appellant, Joseph Eeon Morris, was tried in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, Judge Charles D. Harris presiding without a jury, and convicted of assault upon William Marshall and of manslaughter for the killing of James William Johnson. On July 17, 1967, after denying a Motion for a New Trial, the appellant was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the manslaughter conviction and four years imprisonment for the assault conviction, sentences to run concurrently.

Appellant’s sole contention raised on this appeal is that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the…