Legal Opinion
Wiggins v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 8, 1991No. 139, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
Kevin Wiggins was convicted at a nonjury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County (Hinkel, J.) of willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder, robbery, and two counts of theft. On October 18, 1989, following a jury sentencing hearing, Wiggins was determined to be a principal in the first degree on the murder count. He was sentenced to death in pursuance of the State’s notice that it sought that penalty, as authorized by Maryland Code (1987 Repl.Vol.), Art. 27, § 412(b).
On appeal from these judgments, Wiggins maintains that he is entitled to a new trial as to his…
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