Tillery v. State

Sherman H. Tillery, the appellant, was convicted of assault with intent to rob in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, Judge J. Harold Grady presiding with a jury. The errors alleged appear hereinafter.

Golden Lee, age 63, occupant of the first floor apartment located at 1525 East Madison Street, in Baltimore City, testified that at approximately 10:20 P.M. on April 22, 1965, he was aroused from bed by a knock at his-door. The witness related that when he opened his door two men appeared, one of whom, Melvin Logan, announced an intention to rob him. Mr. Lee was then thrown down and assaulted.…