Braun v. State

The appellants were found guilty at a court trial in the Circuit Court for Charles County of grand larceny and storehouse breaking with intent to steal goods of the value of $100 and upwards. Braun was sentenced to a term of 4 years and Lizer to a term of S years. The determination of the contentions raised on appeal from the judgments turn on the legality of the arrest of the appellants.

On 24 July 1967 Mr. and Mrs. Francis Chappelear were the owners and operators of a restaurant at Benedict, Maryland. They had secured the premises, which contained goods valued at approximately $6000, the…