State v. Foster

Andre Van Lear Foster (the defendant) along with Charles Hairrison, William Frazier and Herbert Simms, was indicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore for conspiring to murder and murdering Elsie Johnson, a sixteen year bid girl, in the early morning hours of May 28, 1969. With Judge J. Gilbert Prendergast presiding, the case was called for trial against only Harrison and Foster because the State had elected not to proceed against Simms at that time, and Frazier had been granted a severance. 1 At trial Harrison was acquitted of all charges but the jury found Foster guilty of murder in the…