Hoffert v. State

CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge.

Jackie Hoffert was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of the misdemeanor of using a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 25 years pursuant to Maryland Code (1957, 1987 Repl.Vol., 1989 Cum.Supp.), Article 27, § 643B (mandatory sentences for crimes of violence). He appealed from the judgment, and, on our own motion, we ordered the case certified to us before decision by the Court of Special Appeals. We reverse.

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The Trial

The case went to the jury on four charges. As shown on the…