Dionas v. State

On August 7, 2009, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted appellant, Bagada Dionas, of the following charges: (1) two counts of second degree murder; (2) three counts of first degree assault; (3) one count of use of a handgun in a felony or crime of violence; (4) five counts of openly carrying a dangerous weapon; and (5) two counts of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. On September 21, 2009, the circuit court imposed a sentence of life plus 170 years. 1

On appeal, appellant presents the following questions for our review, which we quote:

1. Did the trial court…