Bonner v. State

On July 2, 1977, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Anthony Brown was robbed by two men in a dimly lit alley in Baltimore.

While one held him from behind, the other took Brown’s money out of his pockets. Brown saw the man who stood in front of him for approximately four to five minutes during the fifteen to twenty minute ordeal, but was unable to see the man holding him from behind. After the robbery, Brown reported the incident to the police and gave a description of the robber whom he saw: “Male, black, sixteen to eighteen, very light complected, short hair, tan shorts, sweat socks, sneakers, known…