Oliver v. State

On 23 June 1981, after a fourteen day trial, a jury in the Circuit Court for Howard County found Dean Hugh Oliver, appellant, guilty of: murder in the first degree and felony murder, robbery with a deadly weapon, robbery, attempted rape in the first degree, first degree sexual offense, breaking and entering at night with the intent to commit a felony and intent to steal, theft of less than $300, and assault and battery, all arising out of the 21 November 1980 killing of Paulette Lintner. Although the State sought the death penalty, the jury imposed life imprisonment for the murder. The trial…