Judy v. State

A jury found Jesse Casper Judy (Judy or the defendant) guilty of an attempt to rob with a dangerous and deadly weapon, and he was sentenced by the Criminal Court of Baltimore to the maximum penalty of twenty years. This appeal is from the judgment and sentence.

On January 4, 1956, at 9:20 p.m., an attempt was made to hold up the Shell Service Station in the 1300 block of Washington Boulevard in Baltimore City. The proprietor, James E. Grice (Grice or the victim), was working in the grease pit at the station when he was approached by Leo Hays (Hays or the accomplice), and was told that the…