Legal Opinion
State v. Crawford
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 6, 1987No. 61, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the defense of necessity is available to a charge of illegal possession of a handgun under Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl.Vol., 1986 Cum.Supp.), Art. 27, § 36B(b).
The facts in this case are peculiar and must be recounted in detail to retain their full effect. The defendant, Leonard Crawford, was charged in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County with two counts of assault on a police officer and one count of carrying a handgun in violation of Art. 27, § 36B(b). At trial, police officer Joseph Wiggs testified that in the…
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