Gibson v. State

McAuliffe, Judge.

The defendant, Ronald Gibson, claims error and seeks a new trial because a judge other than the trial judge supervised the deliberations of the jury for a period of about one hour while the trial judge was absent. We find no merit in the claim, and affirm the judgment below.

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On 8 February 1992, a police officer, stationed in a concealed location in a known drug trafficking area in Baltimore City, observed the defendant purchase several vials of cocaine from an unidentified individual. The defendant was subsequently arrested and charged with possession of a controlled…