Lawrence v. State

Charlie Lawrence, the appellant, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Judge Daniel T. Prettyman presiding without a jury, under two indictments which charged him with assault with intent to murder Norman Short and Frederick Jarman respectively. Lawrence was sentenced to two fifteen (15) year concurrent sentences.

On November 5, 1966, Charlie Lawrence, visited a tavern in the vicinity of Berlin, Maryland. He had a beer but testified he was not drunk. For some reason he carried a loaded pistol with him to the tavern even though he admitted he had no particular need for a…