Potts v. State

IVAN POTTS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Wright, Dec. 28, 2016,
Merger – Where a prohibited person is convicted of possession of a regulated firearm under PS 5-133(c)(1) and possession of ammunition under PS 5-133.1, the sentences do not merge.

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Nathaniel Smith v. State

NATHANIEL SMITH, SR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Kehoe, Filed Nov. 25, 2015,
Stipulation – Where the defendant stipulated to an element of the crime, no error where the State failed to read the stipulation into evidence prior to resting its case in chief (but it was read by the court prior to deliberation).

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