Marquez v. State

Luis Ivan Marquez v. State of Maryland, No. 1563, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Getty, Joseph M., J. HEADNOTES: PUBLIC SAFETY — RESTRICTION ON FIREARM POSSESSION BASED ON DISQUALIFYING OFFENSE — JUVENILE ADJUDICATION When a party is charged with unlawful firearm possession based on a disqualifying offense, the disqualifying offense is a juvenile adjudication, and the party declines to stipulate to the offense, the Maryland Public Safety Article creates a limited exception to the prohibition against admission of a juvenile record in a criminal proceeding prior to conviction solely for the…