Wright v. State

In March and April, 1980, appellant Theresa Arementa Wright was tried by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County and convicted of assault and battery and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony or crime of violence. Appellant was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for each offense, the sentences to be served concurrently. On appeal she presents the following questions:

1. Did the court below err in joining for trial two separate cases where, in one case, the mandatory requirements of Maryland Rule 723 had not been complied with?

2. Is appellant’s conviction of use of a…