Purviance v. State

On January 23, 1945, Sergeant Thomas P. Joyce and Officer James Hines of the Baltimore City Police Department at about 12:10 P. M. were walking through the 1400 block of Hemple Court or Alley in Baltimore City. Sergeant Joyce saw the defendant, Clarence Purviance, appellant here, come out of 1426 Hemple Court and start walking east through the Court about ten or fifteen feet in front of the officers. Officer Hines testified that Purviance was walking toward them. When the defendant saw the officers, he hurriedly walked away from them and ran to the corner. Sergeant Joyce testified that before…