Raley v. State

On March 24, 1975, the appellant, Thomas John Raley, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Baltimore County. The four-count indictment charged that on February 17, 1975, the appellant 1) murdered one Joseph Stephen LeFevre; 2) assaulted his wife, Linda Agnes Raley, with intent to murder her; 3) assaulted Linda Agnes Raley; and 4) unlawfully “used a handgun in the commission of a felony or a crime of violence as defined in Section 441, of Article 27, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to wit: murder;...

The events leading to the indictment can be briefly stated: At about 4:15 A. M. on February 17,…