Oberlin v. State

On October 11, 1968 appellant was charged in a two count indictment with unlawfully possessing and controlling marihuana in violation of Maryland Code, Article 27, Section 277. 1 On April 14, 1969, the court sitting without a jury found him guilty of unlawful possession, the State earlier having abandoned the count charging control.

On July 3, 1969 appellant — a first offender — was sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined $1,000. On review of the sentence by a three-judge panel, as authorized by Maryland Code, Article 26, Section 132, it was reduced to three years; the $1,000 fine…