Legal Opinion
Sykes v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 7, 2005No. 2818, September Term, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeborah S. Eyler, J.
William Sykes, the appellant, was tried by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, sitting without a jury, on a “not guilty agreed statement of facts,” and was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. The court imposed a sentence of 25 years without parole, upon a finding of subsequent offender status under Md.Code (2002), section 5-608 of the Criminal Law Article (“CL”).
On appeal, the appellant raises one question for review, which we have condensed and rephrased: Did the circuit court err in denying his motion to suppress the cocaine he was convicted of possessing?
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