Reed v. State

KARWACKI, Judge.

Gary Donald Reed, the appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County of the second degree murder of James Bardy Middleton, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, and transporting a handgun. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of twenty-five years (with ten years suspended) for second degree murder and ten years (with five years suspended) for use of a handgun. A concurrent three year term was imposed on the handgun transportation count. This appeal followed.

The Facts

On January 5, 1985, between 11:00 and 11:15 a.m., the…