State v. Neger

Maryland Code (2002 & 2010 Supp.), § 8-601 of the Criminal Law Article (CR) provides, in pertinent part: “(a) Prohibited. — A person, with intent to defraud another, may not counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting any[ ] ... (3) deed.” At a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the Honorable Gale Rasin convicted Respondent, Isaac Neger, of violating § 8-601, finding “beyond a reasonable doubt that the deed ... [Respondent] caused to be presented for recordation contained material alterations as to material elements, including the…