Graham v. State

Alfonso Graham, the appellant, was convicted of breaking a dwelling house with intent to steal by the Circuit Court for Howard County, Judge James Macgill presiding without a jury. He was sentenced to serve a term of five years. Graham contends that: (1) he was denied a speedy trial; (2) he was denied a preliminary hearing; (3) his arrest was illegal; (4) evidence seized as a result of the arrest should not have been admitted into evidence; and (5) the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction.

During the morning or early afternoon of March 14, 1967, two television sets were stolen…