Brockman v. State

From the facts elicited during the murder trial at which appellant, Harry Edward Brockman, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, or from the facts elicited during his plea-bargained deposition, it is clear that he committed one of the most heinous of crimes against his fellow man — murder for hire. Regardless of the contempt in which such persons are held, democracy demands that throughout the prosecution its rules of fair play apply as well to them as to others. Whether the trial concludes with a determination of the defendant’s guilt or innocence, the…