Jackson v. State

The appellant claims in this appeal that the Criminal Court of Baltimore, sitting without a jury, erroneously convicted and sentenced him for armed robbery, instead of common law robbery, in two cases (indictments Nos. 2572 and 2573). He did not appeal from his conviction under a third indictment (No. 2574) for common assault upon the police officer who arrested him, but did appeal from his conviction under a fourth indictment (No. 2575) for carrying a dangerous and deadly weapon, upon which sentence was suspended generally.

The facts are not in dispute. In the night of June 20, 1962 appellant…