Legal Opinion
Bowser v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 28, 1981No. 132, September Term, 1981PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChasanow, J.
Bishop, J., concurs and files a concurring opinion at page 380 infra.
James Anthony Bowser, the appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Talbot County of two counts of distribution of marijuana, as well as lesser included offenses. The charges arose from appellant’s participation in two sales of marijuana to a police informant, whom we shall refer to as David (recognizing the preference for anonymity among police informants). The sales in question took place on January 23, 1980, and February 5, 1980.
Sometime prior to January 23, 1980, David had been observed selling drugs…
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