Robinson v. State

Although every unauthorized use not amounting to an Unauthorized Use may not establish the element of a trespassory taking, hearsay (even twice compounded) may. Thus the conviction of the appellant, Edward J. Robinson, in a non-jury trial in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, for the Unauthorized Use of an Automobile in violation of Article 27, § 349, will be sustained for one reason, if not for another. The appellant, also convicted of receiving stolen goods and of possession of a deadly weapon, here appeals all three convictions. We will consider first the conviction for the Unauthorized Use…