Kelly v. State

John Wesley Kelly, Jr. appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree, without capital punishment, by a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, and sentence to life imprisonment imposed by Judge Anselm Sodaro, who presided at the trial. The murder victim was Allen Jones, a ten year old boy. 1

Appellant urges here that the trial judge erred:

1. In denying appellant’s motion for judgment of acquittal. 2

2. In admitting evidence of statements made to the police by appellant.

3. In his rulings on a series of motions filed or made by appellant.

The Evidence

We shall open this extensive…