Chisum v. State

CHARLES E. MOYLAN, JR. (Retired, Specially Assigned), J.

The appellant, Jacob Lee Chisum, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County by Judge W. Newton Jackson, III, sitting without a jury, of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, carrying a weapon openly, and carrying a concealed weapon. For the attempted second-degree murder, Judge Jackson imposed a sentence of thirty years, with all but fifteen years suspended.

On this appeal, the appellant raises three contentions, each expressly challenging the legal sufficiency of the…