Powell v. State

BLOOM, Judge.

A jury in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Lerner, J.) acquitted appellant, Wilbert Powell, of first degree murder but convicted him of armed robbery (technically, robbery with a deadly or dangerous weapon, Md.Code Ann., art. 27, § 488), attempted armed robbery, robbery, attempted robbery, assault with intent to rob, theft, attempted theft, assault and battery, and assault. After merging the seven related charges into the armed robbery conviction, the trial court sentenced Powell to 15 years.

*332The first charge lodged against appellant, on 16 February 1989, was first…