Dorsey v. State

HOLLANDER, Judge.

Following a trial in September 2007, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Frederick County convicted Theodore Randolph Dorsey, appellant, of second degree arson, in violation of Maryland Code (2002, 2006 Supp.), § 6-103 of the Criminal Law Article (“C.L.”). The conviction arose from an automobile fire that occurred on September 2, 2006, involving a vehicle that belonged to appellant’s girlfriend, Elizabeth Anderson. 1

On appeal, appellant focuses on two issues: the jury deliberations, which were the subject of his unsuccessful motion for new trial, and the admission of his…