State v. Brantner

BELL, Chief Judge.

The issue this case presents is whether a photocopy of a letter, written by a judge and sent to the parties to the case over which the judge was presiding, is, while in the possession, lawfully obtained, of the defendant, a public record, the willful and unauthorized alteration of which is proscribed by Maryland Code (1957, 1996 Repl.Vol.) Art. 27, § 45A (b). 1 Concluding that it is not, the Circuit Court for Washington County dismissed that charge against John E. Brantner, the appellee, who had altered such a letter, and the State noted its appeal. We granted certiorari on…