Smith v. State

The appellant, Charles Courtland Smith, was convicted by Judge William J. O’Donnell, sitting non-jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, of having concealed on or about his person a deadly weapon (pistol) and was sentenced to three years in prison. He contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to justify his conviction.

The State’s evidence showed that on February 26,1972, at approximately 10 p.m., Detective Rush received a report from a reliable informer that the appellant was dealing in drugs at the corner of Baker Street and Fulton Avenue in Baltimore City. The informer also gave…