Cortez v. State

PAUL E. ALPERT (Retired, Specially Assigned), J.

Andres Cortez, appellant, was convicted by a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of two counts of third-degree sexual offense and one count each of conspiracy to commit a sexual offense in the third-degree, second-degree assault, and participation in a criminal gang. 1 Appellant raises one question on appeal: Did the trial court err in denying appellant’s motion to sever his participation in a criminal gang charge from his four other charges? For the reasons that follow, we shall affirm the judgments.

FACTS

The State’s theory…