Leopold v. State

Appellant, John R. Leopold, appeals his conviction in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County for two counts of misconduct in office. On March 2, 2012, Leopold was charged by indictment with four counts of misconduct in office (Counts 1-4) and fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary (Count 5). A bench trial began on January 18, 2013, and continued until January 29, 2013, at which time the circuit court found Leopold guilty of Counts 1 and 3. He was acquitted of the remaining charges. 1

On March 14, 2013, Leopold was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with all but 60 days suspended on…