Garner v. State

We decide: (I) whether, under Md.Code Ann., Crim. Law (2002, 2012 Repl.Yol.) (“CR”) § 4-204, imposition of separate consecutive sentences for two convictions of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence or any felony is permissible where a defendant uses one handgun to commit two separate crimes of violence or felonies against one victim in one criminal transaction; and (II) whether this case should be remanded for re-sentencing on the ground that the trial court imposed a sentence that was inconsistent with CR § 4-204.

We hold that: (I) under CR § 4-204, imposition of separate…