Casey v. State

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In the Circuit Court for Harford County, a jury convicted Benjamin James Casey, appellant, of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The State’s evidence was sufficient to establish that he committed each of those offenses after he was hired by one Kenneth Daughton to kill the victim. Appellant does not argue to the contrary. He does contend, however, that he is entitled to a new trial and presents the following questions for our review:

I. Did the trial court err in admitting into evidence as part of Appellant’s statement to police a)his invocation of the right to counsel…