Vernon v. State

Appellant was convicted of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County at the close of a trial held on July 6, 1970. Judge John E. Raine, Jr. who presided, sentenced him to serye a term of 18 years, and he has appealed.

That the armed robbery occurred is not an issue. Appellant produced evidence that he was elsewhere at the time, and he asserts that he was prejudiced by several errors at the trial.

Evidence showed that shortly after 10:00 P.M. on February 7, 1970, the assistant manager of an A & P store at 5510 Baltimore National Pike, while…