Gibbs v. State

The appellant, Harry T. Gibbs, was convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore by Judge Richard M. Pollitt, sitting without a jury, of two counts of armed robbery and one count of possession of a deadly weapon. Upon this appeal, he raises three contentions:(1) That the trial judge abused his discretion in denying his motion for a continuance to produce a critical defense witness;(2) That a .22 caliber Omega revolver, admitted into evidence against him, was unconstitutionally seized; and(3) That the court did not have jurisdiction over the robberies.

We will consider first the search and…