Sydnor v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted appellant Roosevelt Ptrdyon Sydnor of voluntary manslaughter and unlawful use of a handgun during a crime of violence. 1 The court subsequently sentenced him to concurrent sentences of ten years for manslaughter and twelve years for use of a handgun, the first five years to be served without the possibility of parole. Appellant asks a single question on appeal:

Did the trial court err in its self-defense jury instruction? Upon a review of the relevant law and facts, we shall affirm the court’s judgments.

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