Collins v. State

Gene Wilson Collins, Kenneth Dean Jones and Bruno Hunter, appellants, were jointly tried and convicted at a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County of armed robbery. The testimony adduced at trial, partially through five eye-witnesses, established that on December 27, 1976, Appellants Jones and Hunter, one of whom was armed with a pistol, entered and robbed Banks Convenience Store. Appellant Collins, prior to the robbery, had “cased” the store and during the actual holdup was outside acting as a lookout.

On appeal appellants contend:

I. That the State did not establish that the…