Duckworth v. State

RODOWSKY, Judge.

Petitioner, Russell Lynn Duckworth (Duckworth), while handling a pistol, shot and seriously wounded a child who was in his custody. A jury in the Circuit Court for Allegany County found Duckworth guilty of child abuse and battery. The Court of Special Appeals affirmed in an unreported opinion. We granted Duckworth's petition for certiorari to consider two issues:

“1. Did the trial court err when it admitted evidence of a prior accidental shooting?

“2. Was the evidence sufficient to sustain Petitioner’s convictions?”

The shooting charged in the indictment occurred on January 28,…