Knuckles v. State

The appellant, Frederick A. Knuckles, was convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon in a trial without a jury, and sentenced to ten years. The only point raised on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence, particularly that of the State’s chief witness, Michelle Davenport, an infant nine years of age.

On March 1, 1961, the appellant entered the Gordon Cleaners, at 600 North Fulton Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, and took approximately $11.00 from the cash register. Appellant was later arrested in a bar approximately three blocks from the scene of the crime. Officer Neuman testified that he found…