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THORNTON v. STATE

No. 824, September Term, 1975.

31 Md. App. 205 (1976)

355 A.2d 767

BENJAMIN JOSEPH THORNTON v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl G. Feissner and Ronald S. Schimel, Assigned Public Defenders, with whom were Edward P. Camus, Public Defender for Prince George's County and Feissner, Garrity, Levan & Schimel on the brief, for appellant.

Albert Gallatin Warfield, III, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Arthur A. Marshall Jr., State's Attorney for Prince George's County and Howard Shemler, Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ORTH, C.J., and LOWE and MELVIN, JJ.

LOWE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant and a co-defendant "late of Prince George's County" were indicted for burglary, housebreaking, larceny and receiving stolen goods "at Prince George's County aforesaid." The specified "goods and chattels, monies and properties" belonged to Abraham Lincoln, from whose dwelling they were taken "on or about the 25th day of February, 1975." The jury found appellant not guilty of burglary, larceny or housebreaking...

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