King v. State

JAMES C. MORTON, Jr.,

Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals (retired), Specially Assigned.

In this case, we are confronted with the question whether the State’s failure to provide appellant with adequate notice, pursuant to Maryland Rule 734 b, of its intent to seek enhanced punishment under Maryland Code (1957, 1982 Repl.Vol., 1983 Supp.) Art. 27, § 36B(b), mandates reversal of appellant’s sentence as a subsequent offender for unlawful possession and transportation of a handgun. We conclude that although the State’s notice was defective, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.…