Hickman v. State

Brian Anthony Hickman, appellant, notes this appeal from his June 15, 2009 convictions by the Circuit Court for Charles County for involuntary manslaughter and a common-law affray. Appellant elected to waive his right to a trial by jury and proceed with a court trial. At the conclusion of the evidence, the court found appellant guilty of involuntary manslaughter and a common law affray, but not guilty of second-degree assault due to the victim’s consent to the fight. On June 15, 2009, the court sentenced appellant to two concurrent ten-year sentences with all but eighteen months suspended.…