Hayes v. State

BYRNES, Judge.

John Edward Hayes, appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of robbery with a dangerous or deadly weapon, robbery, use of a handgun in the commission of a felony, and assault. After merging the lesser offenses into the greater offenses, the trial court sentenced appellant to twenty years imprisonment for robbery with a deadly weapon and a consecutive five-year term without parole for the handgun violation. Appellant presents two questions for review, which we have rephrased, reordered, and renumbered for clarity:

I. Was the evidence sufficient…