Bryant v. State

The appellant, Nathaniel S. Bryant, was indicted and tried in the Criminal Court of Baltimore on four counts for violation of Code (1957), Article 27, §§ 277 and 300 (Narcotic Drugs). Count 1 alleged unlawful possession of heroin; count 2, unlawful control of the same narcotic drug (both counts 1 and 2 being in violation of § 277); count 3, second offender, encompassing count 1 and a prior conviction for having a syringe and needle for narcotics use, under § 300; and count 4, a second offender count encompassing count 2 and the same prior conviction. He pleaded not guilty and was tried by the…