Jones v. State

In the aftermath of Evans v. State, 420 Md. 391, 23 A.3d 223 (2011), we now address whether the statutory provision criminalizing the unlawful possession of a regulated firearm by a convicted felon has a related penalty provision.

Petitioner, Troy A. Jones, Jr., seeks to overturn his conviction on Count Five of a criminal information filed against him which charged him with the unlawful possession of a regulated firearm after having been convicted of a felony, pursuant to Section 5-133(b) of the Public Safety Article, Maryland Code (2003),1 asserting that Section 5-133(b) does not contain a *440pen…