Burns v. State

CHARLES E. MOYLAN, JR.,

Retired, Specially Assigned.

The appellant, Earl P. Burns, Jr., was convicted by a Charles County jury, presided over by Judge Richard J. Clark, of 1) transporting a handgun in a vehicle, 2) possession of cocaine, 3)the possession of drug paraphernalia (two separate counts), 4) theft, and 5) illegal possession of a regulated firearm. On this appeal, he raises the two contentions

1. that Judge Clark erroneously denied his motion to suppress the physical evidence, and

2. that the evidence was not legally sufficient to sustain the convictions.

The appellant was one of three…