Newton v. State

The appellant in this case was tried and convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City of a criminal conspiracy, for which he had been indicted jointly with William A. Gillespie and Iiarokl R. Hickey, Jr., and from the judgment on the verdict in that case he has taken this appeal.

Demurrers to the indictment filed by each defendant were overruled, and Gillespie and Dickey were tried before the court and convicted on June 23rd, 1923. On September 24th, 1923, Newton filed a suggestion and affidavit for removal, which was also overruled. He then pleaded not guilty and was tried by the jury,…