Cooley v. State

In the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, a jury (Hon. Allen L. Schwait presiding) convicted appellant Derrick Gibson (Gibson) of first-degree murder, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, 1 and wearing, carrying or transporting a handgun. 2 The same jury convicted appellant Damon Cooley (Cooley) of second-degree murder and wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun. We have reordered and slightly rephrased the four questions appellants present for our review. Those questions are:

I. DID THE TRIAL COURT ERR IN ADMITTING A TAPE RECORDED STATEMENT MADE BY A WITNESS WHO…