Barber v. State

Kevin Joseph Barber and others were jointly indicted by the Grand Jurors of Prince George’s County, for crimes which occurred during his alleged participation in the armed robbery of a small liquor store. The case against Barber was severed, removed and tried by a jury in the Circuit Court for Calvert County, Judge Perry G. Bowen presiding. The foreman of the jury announced the verdict “guilty of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, and guilty of first degree murder with a request for clemency.” For the homicide Barber was sentenced to serve the rest of his natural life, and for the other…