Hamilton and Fletcher v. State

This case involving the charge of grand larceny of which both appellants stand convicted, and for which Fletcher was sentenced to a term of 10 years and Hamilton to a term of 8 years, has been before the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland on two occasions, Fletcher v. State, 8 Md. App. 153, 258 A. 2d 781 (1969); and Hamilton and Fletcher v. State, 12 Md. App. 91, 277 A. 2d 460 (1971). It is from the decision in the last mentioned case that certiorari has been granted.

Although the appellants raise an issue concerning an alleged variance between the named owner in the indictment and the…